62 Degrees - Heaven!

Everyone is walking around saying "Wow, winter is over!" And by the looks of this glorious day, spring has arrived in the Pacific Northwest. It seems hard to believe that less than two weeks ago we were locked in a deep freeze with a foot of snow on the ground. I'd get up in the morning and refill the bird feeders in our back yard so the chickadees, juncos, house finches and red breasted sapsuckers would not starve.....and check out the latest tracks through the snow on our patio from the cold night before. One morning there were the tracks of two raccoons, an adult and a youngster. We hadn't seen any raccoons for over a year in our yard but they are clearly still around. There were also tracks from the little white tailed rabbits that have frequented our neighborhood for the last few years. They have a hard time of it, with traffic zooming by and predators like the local coyote who has also been responsible for the demise of several house cats. Anyway, today was magic, and the forecast is for several more days of bright sunshine and warm temps. The moon is full or nearly so......which for unexplained reasons has always coincided with clear, dry weather in our region ...or so it seems to this observer. I didn't make it over the 520 Bridge today, so no sightings of Ethel or Ernest. Nevertheless my feathered friends must be loving this weather as much as we do. I look forward to my trip on Tuesday and to the hope of seeing them again.