Making It Up As I Go Along #542

Spring is Coming

Spring is coming.

Walks have been on hold

Held up with rain and wind

Held up by melting sloshiness

Winter freeze is gone.

Where ground is frozen hard

Bundling up keeps warmth

And snowshoes allow adventure

But summer warmth is still not here

Where dirt would make fine hiking

Breezes will keep the heat at bay

And animals will pose for pictures.

It’s been a middle land.

Unfit for snowshoes with granular snow

Hidden traps within the snow

Ready to swallow you whole

As you step into oblivion.

But today is Spring.

Rubber boots are all that’s needed.

Bringing me over the remnants of snow

Splishing me through forest melt water ponds

And fine for those small patches of forest ground.

Exploration shows the beaver.

Not seen live but hints.

Fresh bites along trees

An open channel of water into the mud bank

Even brand new bitings

Where stumps sit wet

Glistening in the afternoon sun.

The land is returning to life. 

The simple softness of water makes all the difference.

The trickle of melt water through ice

And the gentle hiss of the mouth of the creek

Where it meets the pond

Leaving an open space

Already claimed by ducks

Soon will come the snakes.

Sunning themselves among the dead leaves

Shooting off with a rustle as I get close

Causing me to jump with surprise

And today I met the robin.

Upon my approach he gives up forest floor exploration

Four flaps into a tree

Sitting on a branch

With the sun shinning brightly in the background.

Spring is certainly coming.

MONDAY...

---Day shift... It's been a while.  I make it to but it goes from slow and dull for a while to a flurry of activity and back again. Steady is better. Slow to flurry is just annoying.

--- Catch up on the PVR shows after work. Highlighted by season finale of the Walking Dead. But... Almost more highlighted for the commercials for Sunday's premier of Mad Men.

TUESDAY…

--- Day two, really tired by the end of it… just about ready for bed by 4:00 PM.  

--- Perk up after some evening napping and I’m not in bed before 4:00 AM.

WEDNESDAY…

--- Nights.  Thai food ordered tonight and work is fairly steady.

THURSDAY…

--- Spend much of the afternoon on the laptop.  Partly to help mom with hers over the phone… and partly fiddling around with my iTunes library.

--- Quiet night at work.

FRIDAY…

--- Pretty tired today.  Only slept about 4.5 hours.  Go to grocery store for a fairly big load of food… the cupboards and fridge were getting near bare. 

SATURDAY…

--- Hang out and rest… nap… watch baseball and hockey.

SUNDAY…

--- Kind of more of the same.  Sleep in.  Catch up on some PVR stuff.  Baseball (Jays get killed so it’s hard to watch… but it’s early). 

--- Knocked out of the playoff round in the hockey fantasy pool.  I qualify for playoffs up until about 6 minutes left in regulation for the final game of the night.  I’d rather be bounced out two weeks ago than in this fashion.