Almost Easter but...

...not spring. The ground was covered with a dusting of snow yesterday, and it is cold and rainy today. The Hinckely Reservoir, which is close to our house, has broken free of the bondage of ice. The water if flowing over the dam and the falls at Prospect and Trenton are magnificent. While checking out the water flow, I spotted about a dozen Buffleheads. There were 7 males and 5 females. Many geese are nesting in the marshes and ponds. Many wildflower leaves and buds are poking up through the ground in the woods. Daffodil and other spring bulbs are trying hard to push up and out, but we are suppose to get more snow tomorrow. Yet, there is something in the bird songs, the scurring and scampering around the meadow that says Spring is coming...