I’ve decided to just say, “To heck with winter….bring on spring…..”

so I went out and found some sweet flowers like these Lenten roses…

I found some nice red buds on a swamp maple, also called red maple….

I watched a swan for awhile…

i watched the full moon tide flood the marsh…

until it came almost all the way to the edge where I stood…

I found an old red winged blackbird nest in the reeds…

I celebrated the male goldfinches who are getting back their yellow plumages…

and howled at the moon…

Never mind that I had on my heavy winter coat, my hat and my gloves….

For me, winter is over…..welcome spring!