April 4-7, 2010:

Spring has sprung a great deal earlier than usual. We had temps in the 90s, daffodils breaking out like the pox all over the garden, the dogwood in full bloom, forsythia cascading down the east side of the house, and the little sun-generated lights lining the path between my house and Heidi's so chock-full of energy, they blazed all night long.

And the birds. Did I mention the birds? Not warbling, but shouting their dawn chorus, even before the light. Maybe they are encouraged by those...