This morning in the park, a raccoon scurried across my path I stood watching as he gingerly climbed up a huge tree.
You can do it, you can do it, I said aloud, smiling at the sight of nature so near to me.
I look up and there’s another, a little smaller, waiting on a top branch.
When the bigger one made it up, they started kissing. Are my eyes deceiving me? No, they were smooching alright, and you never saw two tails wagging with such gusto.
Not even a Beagle who could have out-wagged these two.
I left smiling thinking, wow, spring is in the air…she’s sending out notices, finally.
Then I saw a group of squirrels gathered, 
all eating, with one large one that seemed in charge. Maybe he was giving a brunch for his brethren, all staying put as I ran by unconcerned with my presence.
As I continued at my half gait, there was a hawk perched in a tree.
“Hey, remember me,” he said, “we met a few months back.”
“Of course,” I said, “how’ve ya been Mr. Hawk, it’s been a while.”
“You can call me Hawk. Well, ya know how winter is, cramps a bird’s style, but not for long cause the weather’s about to change.” 
“Yeah but remember Hawk, it’s still March.”
“And your point is?”
“March can, and has been, a tough month.”
“When will you stop underestimating Mother Nature? She really hates that ya know.”
He waved a talon as I, rather than he, took flight and thought, okay, instead of doubt I’ll have faith.
Spring, she’s a comin’, hopefully along with my sanity. 🙂 
SB
Sanity? What sanity? 🙂 The animals are active but no sign of frogs yet. Chipmunks are out in full force waving through windows to taunt my cats. Gotta love them.
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I rarely see chipmunks. Raccoons, squirrels and cardinals mostly…but I’m gonna look for them. Maybe Patrick the cat next door has seen them. 🙂
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They hibernate. They have been out here for close to a month but slept through the worst of the winter.
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Smart…bet they look great with all that beauty rest.
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I hadn’t missed your sanity. Sorry.
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I’m talking to a hawk the size of Cleveland. He actually resembled a man I know. You know what they say about hawks with big noses don’t you…:)
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Ha! Ha!
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We have red-tail hawks that nest around here. Once in awhile one will sit on the balcony rail. The red-tails are not too big but there are marsh hawks that nest near the rivers and they are very big! They scare Jack big time when they visit.
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They’re so unattractive they’re actually handsome. You know, like Dean Martin before he got his nose fixed. 🙂
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You r right; March can be rough, but I think that Global Warming is catching hold and all of us East of the Mississippi are in for an early spring. My guess was this last 1/4″ snow we got is it for the year…we shall see. It may get cold, but, perhaps, ice and snow are done.
Scott
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Hope so.
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I hope you’re right. I’m fed up of snow. 😦
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Me too. Me too.
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I love watching hawks and spotting them in trees, but wish they’d stay away from our home. They got one our small guinea hens two days ago. We feed the chipmunks (haven’t seen any yet this year), squirrels, and birds. My favorite are the ravens. They are such big babies afraid of their own shadow. My grandfather (dob 1875) used to have a pet crow. It would dive bomb anyone other than grandpa that walked near his perch atop the machine shed.
Still searching for signs of spring up in the north country.
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I’m so sorry about the hens. They are always patrolling it seems. Nature, she can be beautiful and equally brutal. Love your Grandad’s crow. 🙂
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We have a domesticated skunk living under our shed, he walked out the other day as if he wanted to play fetch. Meanwhile, I just walked the fur babies and had my skin exfoliated by sleet at the same time … lol.
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Mother Nature is off her meds again, I don’t care what Hawk says, and what do men know anyway…:)
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