This siting made my day. I make a little game every February, trying to spot a Robin, but this year, since all the snow and ice, we still have a sea of white in our yard. I've worried because I know they want to come back to Ohio, but there isn't much to eat; they are bug, berry and worm eaters, not seed eaters, and there's nothing for them to eat yet, at least not in my yard.
But with temperatures in the 40's last week and lots of sun, there is finally the sound of water trickling everywhere with plenty of melting. I spotted two Robins in the field on Bluebell Drive as I headed to Walmart at 4:30 this afternoon.
I celebrated by buying packets of flower and vegetable seeds and looking at lawn furniture while in the store.
I just read that Robins are one of the first birds to sing in the spring, so I looked up a source to hear their song. I'm sure I've heard that in the last few days. You'll recognize it too:
http://www.learner.org/jnorth/sounds/RobinSong_LangElliott.mp3
3/07/2010
1/02/2010
Pickled Pigs Feet
Mom reminisced often about how much she loved pickled pigs feet as a child. She said she gnawed at them and they lasted a long time. Oddly, as good as she made them sound, I don't remember them ever being in our home, or watching her eat one. I kept waiting, I wanted to experience the taste. I've never had the nerve to buy them on my own.
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