As I was walking the four blocks from class to job yesterday afternoon I saw the following:

Two, then suddenly three, squirrels chasing each other around in circles, up and down trees and across brown lawns.

A flock of cedar wax-wings, passing through on their yearly migration, tittering in a maple tree whose buds were growing larger.

A guy walking toward me in shorts playing a harmonica.

Daffodil and tulip foliage pushing up from the soil near a church wall.

Does this mean it is spring?

This morning as I settle in to get some homework done I saw the following:

First one, then nine more deer emerging from the woods behind my house, running and prancing, chasing each other around and around my yard. The dog quivered in my arms as we watched till they crossed the road and moved on.

Our neighborhood blue heron, standing beside the frozen pond across the street, neck curled, head tucked into his shoulders, wondering why he left his vacation home so soon to come back to the frozen north.

Goldfinches at my feeder sporting tiny squares of bright gold feathers on their heads and necks.

A red and black ladybug wandering across my floor.

Does this mean it is spring?

Today I heard on the radio:

2 to 8 inches of snow predicted today.

NOW I know it’s spring in Michigan!