Spring approaches

- I saw a redwinged blackbird at the feeder yesterday
- the cardinals are singing their 'look at me' songs
- there are crocuses blooming up against the foundation wall
- I heard a sandhill crane while I was out walking yesterday
- I saw a robin in the backyard last week (they do winter over here, but usually I don't see them until it starts to warm up unless it's *really* cold)

The snow is retreating quickly, although there's still enough snowcover that I can't go out and pick up branches. That'll be next weekend.