The Wordsmith's Forge

Today is partly cloudy and warm.

I fed the birds. I've seen a flock of sparrows and a fox squirrel.

I walked around the yard taking pictures. I heard what's probably a collared dove but I haven't seen any yet. I saw a couple of bumblebees pollinating flowers. That's unusual -- they tend to appear only after the last frost, and it's implausibly early for that.

EDIT 3/6/34 -- I raked some leaves off the wildflower garden.

EDIT 3/6/34 -- I raked more leaves off the wildflower garden.

EDIT 3/6/34 -- I raked more leaves off the wildflower garden. It's mostly done but not quite.

Wild violets are starting to leaf out. In spring they carpet much of the yard in various colors.