New Life
Following several bad weeks during which our 12-year old family parrot died and our male grouse disappeared completely, spring has finally brought signs of new life. While birding at a local hot spot for ducks and gees, we spotted these young ducklings with four of their siblings. Aaah...that sunshine does wonders for drying off a soggy downy coat. Indoors things seem quiet without our feathered monster. She was a member of the family, a major part of our routines, and even though I talk a lot, she was by far the most vocal one in our house. If I open the windows, then the silence is soon broken by various calls of spring from the woods and across the water. The tree frogs have stopped their cacaphony, but songbirds and a few bullfrogs have stepped up with their own choruses. Everything has turned green again and the days are getting toasty warm. Perfect ice cream cone weather, as long as you score the treat early enough in the evening. Temperatures drop pretty quickly once the sun goe