February 12: Feeling the thaw

With most of the snow gone, the roads finally clear and the temperatures spring-like -- more than three times what they were two days ago -- folks were out and about today. I went to a park and a lot of other people had the same idea, after being cooped up for a few days.

I'd been thinking about the squirrels, during the storm. I didn't see any around, and I figured they were in their holes and dreys, snuggled up in little balls with their tails wrapped around them, some of them maybe nursing pups. Today at the park, the squirrels were out as much as the humans surely making up for lost time and nuts. Two of them I saw were so small and young looking, I'm sure they had to have been born in the past few months. First spring!