I was going to change tires on my car today,

but it is snowing again, and temperatures are going down to zero. Since I am driving up country this weekend to secure firewood for next winter, I had rather keep the winter tires on.

But there are signs of spring. For the last two weeks we have had formations of wild geese heading north above our house in the early morning hours. We have been half awake to their calls to each other, and we treasure that sound.