Many people use their first sighting of an American robin as their first sign of spring.
Truth be out, in Nebraska at least, the last reported sighting of the American robin is as late as December 31st, and the first recorded sighting is as early as January 1st: They come and go as circumstances and food availability allow, so might be here any time of the year.
No robins yet this year, though. At least I haven’t seen any. There’s snow on the ground and it is 39 degrees F (4 degrees C) here at 9:45 AM, a not-so-springlike day.
Yet there are hints about! Yesterday, I noticed one of my potted window plants – the one I always forget to water till it sheds most of its leaves – was somehow different:
As far as my neglected window plant is concerned, spring has sprung! Woo hoo!
[For purposes of full disclosure, I note this cluster of flowers is about the size of the tip of my little finger, though still cheery!]
What delicious…. I mean, BEAUTIFUL little snacks… I mean, FLOWERS….
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Andy was over there checking out something after I took the photo. I thought, “Oh, no! He’s going for the flower!” But it turned out he was interested in sparrows in a rosebush outside this window.
…. Well, I’d prefer the Sparrow too!!♥
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(sigh, droops tail) More snow expected tomorrow over here….
Cooler here, according to the forecast, but no snow! Whew.
Got another 8″ today…tail droops
Still mostly nice here, but it sounds like the east will see relief over the weekend from all the snow! (And ice…!)
Woot Woo, indeed! It IS a cheery and beautiful!
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I’ve not seen any robins yet. I love when they come back…and I love the little finches! 🙂
HUGS!!! 🙂
I look forward to spring migrants like the white-crowned sparrows, with their merry whistled song and cedar waxwings because they are such pretty birds.
Small yet powerful!
I almost missed it! Andy loves to watch the outside world from that window, SOmething over on the flower side of the sill interested him, which is unusual. That took my eye toward that side of the sill, and I spotted this tiny flower! Thanks, Andy! Good kitty!
Very good; we sometimes need little helpers to point the beauty around us.
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