Yesterday, Friday 10 February 2006,
I saw a flock of robins
in the trees in front of the Ball Communications Building at Ball State University.
Around 1 PM I was coming back to my office after a business lunch.
There they were.
Robins in a flock like that are probably passing through.
This morning, Saturday, 11 February 2006, at dawn, I heard some singing.
This may be “singing on territory” and indicate some robins are here to stay.
Robins are the harbinger of spring in North America.
You can track the migration progress
on the superb Journey North education website on the American Robin.
Winter is hard and can be gloomy in the American Midwest.
While winter isn’t over, the presence of robins means spring is coming soon,
even now.
Love and redemption come like that.
A few birds. Some singing in the dawn.
Your life lifts up.
Things change, a little at a time. You find hope.
Keep alert for the robins.
Posted by Jay Gillette at February 11, 2006 11:56 AM