Spring in Wisconsin

Spring?

We finally have fifty degree weather with sixties promised for tomorrow. The snow is melting and water is everywhere but it's finally nice enough to go outside.

Under the melting snow are the piles of dog poop our Golden Retriever, Katie has left us through the winter. Actually, we did have a melting last month in which we cleaned up the majority of the winter's droppings, so this time it's only about a months worth. Not too bad.

The dreaded red wing blackbirds are starting to appear. I have a fear of birds today because red wing black birds tormented me as a kid. In an effort to protect their nest, which they always created by the creek that ran past our house, they would swoop down at me whenever I rode my bike or jogged across the bridge on our road. One time, one even touched the top of my head in it's terrifying swoop. I never pedaled so fast in all my life! For a long time after that, I would ride my bike all the way around the country block to avoid crossing that bridge. It took me much longer to get uptown but I wasn't petrified in the process.

I remember making lots of rivers and dams with the melting snow water as a kid. We'd take sticks and dig out little lagoons and rivers for the water to travel in. It was always so cool to watch how the water would run, where it would bend, and how it would reshape the landscape. I guess that's where I learned about the power that water has, kid's curiosity and experimentation. As I walk around town today and see all the opportunities for exploration, I wish I was still a kid so I could play like that again. I guess since I have a seventeen month old daughter, I still have an excuse to play like that. I just have to get her interested in it.

Spring cleaning will happen soon, both garage and house. I will be able to hang clothes on the line again and begin to plan my garden although we can't actually plant for another month or two yet.

I'm sure we in for some cold days yet and the nights are still in the thirties but it is nice to know Spring is just around the corner.

Have a great day!