Always take your camera

Yesterday I was heading out on the town to run errands and as I was packing up my messenger bag to take my computer with me I hesitated next to my camera. I didn't put it in the bag. I would regret this later. The road I decided to take to town runs along the CT coastline where marshes alternate with scenic views of the ocean. At a stop sign facing a head-on view of a marsh I looked to the left to search for oncoming traffic and saw what I believe to be a Green Heron. This bird was sitting on the metal cable attached to wooden supports that acts as a barrier between the road and the swampy marsh area. It was perhaps 3 feet from the road. What a great shot....I missed! I drove by slowly as not to disturb the Heron but my car was probably the least of the bird's worrys. He was just trying to keep warm.

Will it ever warm up?

It's almost April but it is still in the 20's at night. The last 2 days have been sunny but still in the 40's with wicked winds blowing. Will it ever really feel like spring? This is Spring further up North, the kind that comes in June! I'm wanting to start digging in the garden, preparing the soil, starting some seeds indoors. I can't get motivated because its so cold. The spring flowers are coming up downtown near the shore, but up here on the hill there is so little to see of Spring. Still waiting...