Last week we had more birds than just the solitary robin singing in the morning. Then the daffodils bloomed. The irises and tulips are coming up. I don't have to turn the light on when I get up at 5:30 in the morning anymore. I heard a cricket the other morning, although it was in my bathroom, not outside. Frogs have come out of hibernation since the recent Delaware River flood left plenty of ponds for them. It's a sound I love. We had the first thunderstorm of the year yesterday.

And today, it's snowing.