Saturday afternoon, I heard birds twittering and calling. It’s such a beautiful sound, especially after not hearing it all winter. I thought of Mr. drewzepmeister and Ms. Tender Heart Bear. What a joy to pursue the birds and their calls all year round. I’m grateful for such creatures and how well some have adapted to urban landscapes.
Señor Zanza and Junior have been out in the yard, cleaning
up. It’s still pretty muddy, so they’re
just doing the basics. Soon enough will
be the roar of the lawnmower, the whistle of the string trimmer, and the whine
of the leaf blower. Soon enough the heat
and sweat. Soon enough, soon enough.
Soon enough, too, with the plants poking up from the
soil. Don’t forget to have some extra
mulch or branches on hand to protect your plants from early spring frost damage. The plants don’t know that it was the worst
winter in 100 years. At the appointed
hour, they’ll sprout. And leaf in. And grow.
They’ll need all the help that they can get to recover from this winter
past. Be kind to your landscape, and it
will you.
It’s nice to hope that the worst of the winter weather is
behind us, but we all know that it can snow here in March, April, and even May. Given the death’s grip that this winter has
on our weather, I expect more cold and
snow.
My dears, listen to the birds at the beginning of this
video. They sound just like the ones I
heard last week:
Ah, that was beauitful.
Almost as beautiful as my love for my readers and followers, especially
my fellow JT Irregulars. Thank you for
visitng my blog today. Thank you for
your comments. Thank you for your love.
Need to know when the first dandelion will appear on your
lawn? Ask madamezoltar@jtirregulars.com
Enjoy our slow creep towards warmth, my sweets. The potholes are terrible. Some of the temporary repairs are even
worse. Drive carefully. School is still in session and the streets
still ice up occasionally. Pray for
peace. Wapentake!
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2 comments:
Madame Z this weekend is suppose to be in the 50's and believe me I can't wait for that. I am also looking forward to going and getting pictures of the flowers again and hoping to get some new flower pictures that I haven't seen yet.
Yes it is migration time for the birds and we have seen a couple of them coming into the state. These are just a couple we have seen The Great Blue Heron and The Sandhill Crane.
Mme. Z, I, too, love the sound of twittering birds. There's a big tree outside my apartment windows and I hope it holds a lot of birds for Charlie to watch this summer.
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