There's still a chill in the air, but Spring is here.  One of my favorite movies (Seven Brides for Seven Brothers)  has a great song about a June Bride.  The ladies are all singing and they’re lamenting about the winter and wishing for Spring but it looks so hopeless (sigh....).  My favorite line is, “ You’re about to forget the whole thing. All at once, one day, it’s Spring!”  (Then of course there’s the wonderful “Spring, Spring, Spring”, but that’s another song  - and story.)

And so it goes here.  It’s been dull and lifeless, but the forsythia are in bloom, the robins are singing and it’s almost April.  Things are looking so much brighter! (Just like when the door opens in another favorite movie, to the Land of Oz.)  Now there’s color!!   I love to see the perennials and bulbs come up.  I tend to forget where I plant my bulbs, but they always know where they are.  It’s fun, too, to see where another one has just decided to spring up!

Spring is also a time where you will start to see baby wildlife.  If you find what may appear to be abandoned baby wildlife the first thing to do is to get in touch with a licensed Wildlife Rehabilitator in your area.  Do not try to rescue them unless they are in immediate danger.  The moms of bunnies and fawns are generally close by so do not disturb them if at all possible – they will come back.  Please check out this website:  http://www.thewildones.net/orphan.htm   if you ever have any questions or concerns about baby wildlife.  There are several dos and don’ts and you could actually do more harm than good if you try on your own without talking to someone or getting the animal to a rehabber. 

It is now a great time to get outside and clean up around the house.  If you plan to sell your house it’s time to make is shine – inside and out!  Clean gutters, wash windows, rake leaves, plant annuals, blacktop the driveway, trim shrubs and powerwash the deck, sidewalks and siding.  Make your house the best deal in the neighborhood and you should sell it quickly. 

Now, I have a word of caution about the news we’re hearing about the real estate market:  “Don’t pay any attention to the man behind the curtain” who is creating such a monstrous persona on the face of real estate.  His name is the Great and Powerful Media and he is just trying to get your attention.  He wants you to listen and to bring him the broom of a witch, but what does that broom really serve him?  Nothing.  It does, however, get rid of the darkness spreading over the land, and what did it take to destroy it?  Water.  Quite simple, really.  So, get out and water your gardens, say good things about real estate, because the market is turning around and people are selling their homes and moving on.  It’s Spring -- time for a change.  It’s good out there.  Let’s believe it.  Let’s make it so.