It hasn’t felt like winter all winter, and some days it’s hard to remember what month we’re in.
Last Friday I looked out the kitchen window and spotted two robins bathing in my heated birdbath. That’s something you usually don’t see in January.
Then on my way to meet a friend a short time later, I spotted 4 more robins sitting in the neighbor’s tree. Two of them were practicing their spring songs. I don’t remember ever hearing that in January or February before.
Without any snow cover, our lawn has been frighteningly dry and crispy for this time of year. I’ve already seen reports of brush fires in rural areas.
On an unusually-warm, 55-degree day recently, I walked around the yard looking for tulips or daffodils that might be faked out by the spring-like conditions. Thankfully I didn’t see anything poking up.
Before the warm spell, there were days of below-zero temperatures, so thankfully there’s still some frost in the ground to discourage any overly-eager bulbs. We still have two months of winter left to go, and February and March are often the most unpredictable.
One thing I did find poking out of the ground was my snowdrops. These tough little bulbs are right on schedule!
