This weekend, was more like a May weekend with heaps of
outdoor time. The neighborhood was a buzz of activity. Bikes were dusted off.
Sneakers were laced up. Bubbles were blowing. Hoses were spraying. Spring was
bursting at the seams!
It
was a bird-chirping, coffee-on-the-deck kind of morning. There was a glorious,
beach breeze whispering through the branches of the naked tress. The birds were
chattering and flitting about, rustling in the stalks of ornamental grasses
that still need to be trimmed back from last year. A couple years ago I asked
my husband not to trim them in the fall because they are so lovely when they
are dressed in winter white. I wondered if the birds are gathering materials
for their nests? Will they have an extra brood this year?
Insects
were back from their winter resting places. The bees were buzzing about in some
of their usual spots around our back deck. This evening there were mosquitos
pestering us on the front porch. The trees are budding, too.
What
does Mother Nature have in store for us? I will be looking and listening for
some possible answers this week as the temperatures soar into the seventies all
week!
I really enjoyed this part, " The neighborhood was a buzz of activity. Bikes were dusted off. Sneakers were laced up. Bubbles were blowing. Hoses were spraying. Spring was bursting at the seams!
ReplyDeleteIt was a bird-chirping, coffee-on-the-deck kind of morning." Maybe it was the verbs or the use of the B and S words... I don't know but I liked it. :)
Yes, I have been hearing stories about how all this warming will influence everything from animals to birds to bees - and heaven forbid, those winged pests!
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