FIRST DAY OF SPRING gone to the Birds.....

 "I heard a bird sing. A magical thing and sweet to remember..." 
                                        -Oliver Herford

 FIRST DAY OF SPRING and Spencer lounges on warm pavement.His eyes close in the stillness.Dreaming of birds.He hears them in his dreams.

Eagles call to each deep down in the forest. He can hear them. Way far off.

 And  Hummers Hum hum hum.....

 Flickers rat a tat tat. Noisy. Rat a tat tat on the house behind us.

 It's a perfect day. Quiet and  warm. Loons languish fleetingly on their rock in the bay.

 Cordelia, from the house behind, stretches in early morning sun. She keeps her distance from Spencer, snoozing below.

 And Hummer hum hum humms......

 Towhee has his first bath of the day. He will take many. Swish swish he goes. She swishes  water out of the bath. 

 And at last robins have returned. Ripping worms from the early warm earth. Spencer likes to watch them.But right now he's too sleepy.

 And Hummer hum hum hummmmmms.....

 Finch stays out of reach in the sun. Away from cats.

 And Hummer hum hum hummms......

Juncos keep an eye  on everything around them.

 And the Hummers hum hum hummmm....

 Spencer gets more sleepy. The morning is getting toasty. This first day has gone to the birds.   And the Hummer buzzes him to sleep......

(And I will get to plant new roses....Gold Medal, Olympiad, Gene Boerner, Chicago Peace, Rio Samba, Queen Elizabeth, Dolly Parton)
Photographs 2019