snowdrops on the first day of spring – march 20/2015

Spring means bleaching the birdbath and bringing the pots of lilies and assorted bulbs out of the garage.  They got a good soaking after getting home this afternoon to help the sprouting leaves fill out a bit.  A robin has been around the birdbath and garden since March, and a woodpecker pair visits again regularly. Both lady and male were hanging yesterday in tandem on the suet cage.  An energetic chipmunk pops by often – or maybe it’s a male and a female taking turns sorting through the seeds on the ground.  At any rate there are little surprises now every day travelling on paws or wings, and more sedentary ones blooming in quick succession: the last of the galanthus are giving way to blue scillia; grape hyacinths; daffodils; and hellebores.  The warm hug of sun on your skin, the gaze of a perfect blue sky, and lungs filled with earthy spring air is intoxicating – the winter wait was worth it!