We are very much alike

Commonalities are starting to emerge from columnists writing about spending 6-7 weeks "at home." One of the ones we can relate to is that of appreciation of nature, particularly, the coming of spring. When you're indoors looking out the windows for hours, walking the dog or even taking a short drive in your car you see a lot of the coming of spring, that you might in a normal year walk quickly by.

Here are some parts of our spring this year that we are seeing with different eyes. Two geese are really hanging around. The female is obviously with eggs, as she wobbles rather than walking straight. They travel around and around our place, day and night. We're hoping they may have their goslings under a bush or other semi-private place nearby. The birds...we have so many birds. It's probably because we are on the lake and also just 5-6 miles from the east end of the peninsula where their bird sanctuary lies. A bald eagle flew over this week, as did two blue heron. The red cardinals are everywhere and they are just as stunning on our blooming magnolia tree as they are on a new snowfall. And finally, of course, the flowers. How do these daffodils and forsythia stand the fluctuation in temps (from 60 to 35) and "water" from warm rain to icy hail? But survive and thrive they do--as have the hyacinths, the primrose and the beginning stems of the bleeding hearts. How's your spring?