Signs of Spring?

The carrot from the weather station is out there..

Promises of temps in the 50's this week.. 

Not just one.. but 3!! and high 40's... YAHOO....

Also with my visit to Big R... (for those not in the NW

area of the nation, that is a farm, fishing, hunting type

store) .. I saw.. the real sign of spring...the sound of

spring... cheep, cheep, cheep,  yes, little baby chicks..

All kinds... boxes of yellow fuzzy, black fuzzy, mixed

colors of fuzzy, and this year.. black with yellow cap

fuzzy's...   I always love to spend some time looking,

smelling... smiling at the antics of these little fuzz

balls. 

The smell brings me back out our basement in

the 1940's and 50's when the postman use to deliver

200 little yellow fuzzys... in a large box.. And Mom

would have him bring it down to the basement..

After he left, she would let them loose in the large

box area (6 feet square) that she and Dad had made

again, like every year.  The hood would be there,

with the light in it...glowing and warmingly inviting the

chicks a place to run around after being cooped up in

a 3 foot box for 2 days.  The mild noise of them running

and cheeping in joy of the new area.

Great memories..  Far better than the memories of

8 weeks later.. when they became food.

So with our first robin showing up last week. (others

reported at least 2 weeks before) and warming of

the weather.. and chicks at the local store.. MAYBE

just MAYBE... spring will be following soon.

Even though I know old man winter will still throw

a wrench in the plans of gardeners.