I saw a red-breasted Cardinal the other day. The first one I've seen out here. I always see the "plain-jane" Northern Cardinals which are of the bird-brown color but never one with so much red. Not the full red type but plenty of it.
We climbed to 67F yesterday and at 9AM it's already 53F. Still mid/low 30s over nite. The sun sets at 6PM, the birds are chipping, the weeds are blooming and the pigeons are a'crapping.
These types of days make me appreciate my location when I read about you poor folks buried in snow and facing flood conditions. I hope you all get thru it without harm and without property damages.
Then again, once Spring breaks out here, Monsoon is only that much closer...