Mallard

We can learn something from birds. They fly back from a warm winter in sunny California, and when it is too cold to build a nest, mate, lay eggs, and whatever else it is they do in spring, they do not pack up and fly back. They patiently wait, and watch. How do they know this? We would be checking the calendar, looking at our watches, staring at the Weather Channel, and fretting. Our favourite topic of conversation seems to be 'the weather'. The weather is what the weather will be and it will always be thus. Let's just be grateful that we do not have to sit in a cold pond while waiting for spring. When it turns wet and cold again tomorrow, I will not be talking about it.