Signs of Spring

For those readers who don't live in Winnipeg, we are in the midst of a month-long fog-fest which is beginning to rival the February blahs we normally suffer. It is warmer than usual but because of the snow pack we have fog much of the time and it has been overcast for what it seems like all of 2010. But there are still small signs of spring here ... there is water in the backlanes and the squirrels are "getting busy". The latter is an obvious sign of Spring, but one that is worth the price of admission should you get the chance - think Cirque du Soleil meets WWF with the volume turned off. As for the former, running water in backlanes is usually viewed as real confirmation that the big thaw is underway, more so even than Mother Nature's tight-rope adventures in procreation. But don't tell the squirrels that.