The great melt

It's looks as though the great melt is on. The unseasonably warm weather has broken up the ice on the River up at Cascade Lake Park. The pond is too soft to walk on already. I don't think there is enough Winter left for it to refreeze deep enough to support much weight. Two Barred Owls continue to call to each other,must be getting really close to nesting now. Not much else out to see today on our slushy, slippery walk. I think Petey was truly completely enjoying himself, as several times he ran back to me and did zoomies and then launched himself into a half dozen really fast spins...really funny to watch him. He never fails to crack me up several times each day....well maybe not Sunday morning while sleeping in, when he banged me with his big head in the nose and cracked the cartilage! The rest of the walk was quiet until we got close to the parking lot and there were four Robins feeding on a Sumac. Nice to see them doing so well after spending a long Winter too far North. Not long now and all the migratory birds will be winging their way back North...Yippee, I can't wait...love love love SPRING TIME, lots of creatures out and about...never a dull moment!!!