Although you have to really look, many, many signs of plant life are now appearing in the forest and near the river at Beechwood / Don Valley. Here are some of them:

Don Valley views:

Some birds:

Today’s group:

MAILBOX

After Wednesday’s walk I went to Humbertown Mall nearby where an employee of Laura Secord was tending to a cardinal that had flown into the window of the store. Apparently it was lying on its side after the crash but by the time I saw it it was upright and the Laura Secord lady put some water in a little cap for it. It wasn’t really responding. She then found a cardboard box and carefully placed the bird in it outside the store with a sign to alert passersby. I had some seeds with me so I put some in the box along with the capful of water the lady had provided. I hope it recovers. Apparently sometimes it may take a couple of hours.

NATURE POETRY

A blue-bell springs upon the ledge,
A lark sits singing in the hedge;
Sweet perfumes scent the balmy air,
And life is brimming everywhere.
What lark and breeze and bluebird sing,
Is Spring, Spring, Spring!                            – Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872–1906)

Miles Hearn