scilla Mid-spring, still curled up by the stove. (stand… grow, my wee ones, grow! light play that's a crock of... a little color bloodroot backlit daffodil here they come! warm spots swan takes a mate rainy day distractions chicks dig it lovely lungwort 1...2...3...pupate! sparrow Sheba of the Golden Eyes unknown fungi spring, finally. back again The Great Thaw in all her splendor sprung! whiskers Cathartes aura, The Noble Turkey Vulture spring visitors to the neighborhood fat li'l thang