Springing Up the Place

Whimsy is a requirement of spring, don’t you think?

Even though I moved to this new house and neighborhood over a year ago, it’s the first time I’ve really experienced spring here.

There’s all sorts of things coming to life, from the grass to the trees, the birds are coming back, the squirrels and other animals are scurrying around, including the neighbor’s chickens, and, most of all, the neighbors themselves are emerging from their own version of hibernation, happy to stand there and laugh...