What happens is not as important as how you react to what happens.

I’m going to have to take up bird watching so I can identify the dozens of interesting varieties that are becoming a part of our extended family here this spring. I’m not sure what is drawing the many birds to our place this spring, but we are covered up with them! From gigantic crows to titmouse out the wazoo, bright red cardinals and blue jays, woodpeckers (I’m not sure, but I think we actually have TWO varieties of those…one being red-headed), sparrows and SC wrens, catbirds, robins and the occasional starling swarm. There have also been some very brightly colored small yellow things and some bright blue birds with orange breasts. We even have a HUGE hawk that hunts the pasture and surrounding woods for rodents (you GO hawk!), snakes, rabbits, and other assorted small animals (YES, I’m keeping a close eye on MY bunny when he’s out for his daily exercise!). Can’t wait for our hummers to come back when it gets a little warmer! Though, I’ve not seen them, I know we have owls too – hear them hooting at night. Have also heard nightingales singing in the wee hours – now THAT’S an inspiring sound in the middle of a dark and quiet night! Haven’t seen any buzzards though. I guess they only show up when something dies, and around here amongst all the abundant wildlife (we have fox, possum and beaver too…not to mention feral cats), if anything dies, it gets eaten by SOMEthing relatively quickly. Nothing goes to waste around here!

I LOVE it! I love sun and spring and the bustling about of nature coming back to life! Yep, spring fever is coming on STRONG in these parts!