March 24, 2026

March 21st was the first day I noticed the purple crocus flowers among the spiky leaves that emerged a week or so earlier. This morning was the first day I heard song sparrows singing in the woods. The grass in the back yard is ever so much greener than the day before. Red-winged blackbirds have been back for at least a week, and pine siskins have also periodically been buzzing around the treetops.