Spring is late.  The weather stays stormy and cold.

But it is coming.

There are about 9 redwing blackbirds hanging about.  In other parts of the Chilcotin I have seen flocks of 150 but they don’t seem to think my place is best.  When they are calm, they are fairly drab.

But when they have a fight……

Yesterday I walked by the rhubarb patch.  There is still about a foot of snow on the ground but there has been a complete meltdown where I scattered the ashes.

The McClinchy river, which runs at the bottom of my property, is opening up.

And some of the willow species are showing lovely colour in their twigs.