Almost There

A warm beginning to March was chased in by a very cold February. Finally the temperatures drifted above freezing, and then higher. As the days went by the snow, which had been around since December, began to shrink. The snow banks grew smaller and the dark soil of the farm fields emerged. After the first week of March the snow covering the ground all around us was almost gone. The first storms in November had spread around a coating of soil that had blown off of the fields before they froze. Now that all the snow has melted there is a dirty layer covering everything, waiting for the spring rains to wash it off and soak it down. Within the first few days of March the birds began to return to the acreage, including multiple robins. The geese in their V formations are soaring back north, and closer to the ground the flies are buzzing around. Our dogs don’t really seem to care what season it is most of the time, as they roll on the ground as much as on the snow, and will eat anything they find most anytime. Of course as soon as I write about the coming Spring the National Weather Service has issued a a Winter Storm Warning for overnight and into tomorrow. I guess those lilac buds will have to wait a little longer to open up.