Whiff of Spring

I got a little glimpse of spring this morning. It all started when Kahlil decided is was time to get up at a little after 6:30 am. I know some of you out there are saying "Yeah, so? That's what time I get up every day", and that is your problem. In my case, we typically start to think about waking around 7:30 or 8. Then we really get serious about it by 8:30. So this morning started a little early. As I was trying to convince Kahlil that sleep is really a good thing, I noticed that there were lots of bird sounds coming from outside. It's one of those things where I don't know if they have always been there and I just never noticed before, or if they were making a special show of today. I think today was special.

Since we were up so early, I got to see a beautiful sun rise. The clouds were bubbly and spread across the sky and the sun was making them glow pink.

After dressing and eating, we loaded up and were on our way to the creche. Walking through the park I noticed the birds singing, again for the first time. I also saw quite a few crocus blooming. I have noticed the crocus before, but this morning they were all open. The daffodils are not far behind. All the daffodil stems are about six inches tall and the buds are starting to swell.

I when went out to get Kahlil this afternoon, winter had settled back in. The sky was gray and the temperature had dropped and I didn't hear a single bird. The morning was just a peek at things to come.

Kahlil started peeling his own tangerines yesterday. I guess he picked up the technique from watching us peel him a couple hundred of them over the last two months.