Songs of Spring

The return of tree frogs is a nice welcoming song to announce that spring is near. I heard peepers the first time this year a couple of weeks ago during my evening walk. They were faint, but discernible in the distance.

Late last week when the weather was warm, it was as if invitations had been sent out. Thursday night, I heard them closer to the road I was walking, concentrated on a few trees in a low spot. Friday night there were more. A lot more. This time they were huddled up in the trees surrounding a field near my house conducting a symphony to orchestrate the arrival of spring.

Officially, the equinox will not occur for another month or so, but don't tell that to the peepers. I am planning to attend several more of their concerts this month.