Rain, rain, rain

After so many dark and dreary days, it is hard to imagine that spring really is upon us. As I drive to work the proof is there... a few yellow crocus in this yard and that, the lilac's in my daughter's yard starting to put out some leaves, the Robin chatting and redwing blackbirds in the trees and feeders in my front yard. The American Goldfinches are beginning to show their color... the bright golden yellow of the males is so striking in the spring; they look so jaunty with that crown of black. Guess it's time to get out the seed catalogs and start figuring out what to plant. Somehow that always makes the rain seem more inviting; knowing it is warming the planting beds and helping the compost to break down a bit more before we turn it into the gardens.