Dogwoods

     The dogwoods are out!  The air is warm and the grass is growing.  Everything seems to be waking up and blooming.  Some blooms have been damped down by some frost at night, but the dogwoods and trilliums jump out of the barely green woods.  The frog eggs are gone.  Tadpoles are growing and providing food for other residents.  The fish are coming closer to the surface.  I am sure the bass can't wait for some tadpoles to grow up.

     A friend rescued a baby cardinal 13 years ago.  It bonded with her and now lives in her house.  These days it starts it's cardinal sounds around 6:15 am.  That wakes up the dogs who then start scratching at their crates to get up.  So my friend goes to bed early!!  This cardinal will also whistle a cat call occasionally.  Cardinals typically live around 13 years in the wild but have been known to live up to 28 years in domestic situations.  I love to see that red bird against the increasing green of spring.