We have finally arrived at the cusp of spring.
Meltwater puddles are drying up as the frost melts from the ground. Geese and other migratory birds can be heard honking and singing throughout the day. Elm trees will soon leaf and the leaves will grow noticeably day by day, filling the trees and changing for summer the sound of the wind. Robins will increase in number, and will be joined by other birds from the south, including the crazy warblers who won’t get out of the way of your car. Finally, in about three or four weeks, the ever-melancholy mourning doves will coo for their mates from the top of my garage on mild and sunny evenings.
Along the way, it may snow. Some Aprils pass by without snow, but more than half bring a snow or two. Average April snow is about three inches. But if it snows again, the effects will be temporary. The sun is as high in the sky now as it is Labor Day. Spring has sprung and it cannot be stopped.
