Friday, March 29, 2013

It's a SIgn...




A very busy Robin finds a worm...
                                                                                                                                               

Most of us associate seeing the Robin as our first sign of spring but when you live in the Coulee, Mother Nature gives you many other signs besides that first Robin sighting.




There are many. But there are new sounds in the air and sights up above and on the ground...









Sandhill Cranes return...
Bird song fills the air, the Phoebe, the call of the red winged black bird and the welcomed noise overhead as the sandhill cranes return.
Tundra swans stop to feed and rest in  the open Mississippi backwaters as they head back North.





And in the End of the Rainbow Valley the sound of the water running as the snow melts...

Don't forget to click on the photo. Our fifth season has begun. Mud season. Maybe we will get to see the Pasque flower this weekend... Stay tuned...

2 comments:

  1. It's so good to hear he birds again. I loved the sound of running water from the melting snow..that's always a good sound.

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  2. Senator Kathleen Vinehout today pointed out the melt down is flooding those sand pits and the overspill is poisoning neighboring fields. Can you believe you only need a 100yd setback for mining. Wouldn't you love one for a neighbor?

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