Brigid Goes New England

No poetry today. A weather report is all I have in me. That sun is getting higher in the sky and I actually saw a temperature reading of 40 degrees today. After 13 consecutive days below freezing, we broke out this weekend, and the rest of the week looks promising. Tuesday is Imbolc and you know what that means. So despite the fact that the river is frozen white and there’s an expanse of snow wherever you look, things are looking up. I noticed today that the goldfinches are just beginning to show a hint of yellow-green, and in the coming weeks will move towards blazing yellow. By the way, these birds are voracious eaters. While the chickadees will fly by, grab a seed, and fly away to dine, the finches just perch and thistle down for minutes on end. It must take a lot of carbos to turn colors like that. Which leads me to this bird feeder update. The following birds have been sighted to date: goldfinches, chickadees, juncos, tufted titmice, blue jays, cardinals (both sexes), and wood sparrows. And what's this head by the way of the ear to the syllable and the heart by way of the breath to the line stuff, Mr. Olson. Stay tuned. Oh, and the real deal weather forecast is this: 17 days and 12 hours to Spring Training! Makes you catch your breath and grab a syllable, doesn't it?