The temperature reached the upper 60’s today in Ann Arbor and the shedding of winter can be seen, not only in the bare brown grass on the ground, but in the introduction of all things spring: teenage girls in tank tops and shorts, more people on bicycles, motorcycle riders and orange construction barrels. The thump, thump, thump of the neighborhood boy’s basketball has been silent for months and it’s back again today, as are the chirps of birds.
I haven’t seen a robin yet. That’s always been my signal that spring has arrive. Soon, though, I’m sure they will appear very soon.