Flock of Robins

Yesterday as I was driving to the gym after work I spotted a flock, yes flock, of robins. About 40-50 of them, all together, just hanging out on a tree and nearby ground. I wanted to shout: SPRING IS COMING!!! OH THANK GOD!!! But I did not, content to smile in wonderment of a sign of spring.

Yes, I am aware that the robins are not the official bird of spring ... that, in actuality, it is the red-winged blackbird that signals the return of spring. However, there is a joyous moment when one sees a bird one has not seen in many months and it is apparent that they are in a migratory pattern north ... meaning only one thing: a warm up is coming.

I don't know about any of you, but February is my hardest month of the year. It is cold, it is gray, it is dreary and it is, for the shortest month of the year, nearly never-ending. As a friend said yesterday, 'there is not enough seratonin for this time of the year.' She is right. There is not. Honestly, Indianapolis would be a happier place in February if Lilly would agree to dump copious amounts of Prozac into the water system for the month.

Yesterday's accomplishments included getting a proposal out the door, getting a workout in and finishing a book I had started on Sunday afternoon. Strangers In Death is the title and the author is J.D. Robb. It is a series of books (read in order ... like Sue Grafton) about a homicide lieutenant in 2060. Actually, the series starts in 2057, I believe, but I digress. The characters are well-written, the plotlines twisted and with each successive book I become more invested in the story. If you haven't read J.D. Robb, I highly recommend. As for the workout, I pushed myself and feel really good today :)

Tonight is an appointment with Evolution, my fantastic stylist. It is cut/color time again and I think I'll have him put some blonde in for a 'spring/summer' look. He typically mixes in three colors so I am always surprised by the color but exceedingly happy with it at the same time. After the hc and color I'll hit the gym again. I'll need to stretch after spending 2.5 hours in the chair !!

Tomorrow night looks like a trip to a client's office ... ugh. Not exactly thrilled about visiting a client on Friday night but there appears to be future work involved (!!) so the possibilities of paying off the house in four years very much appeal to my inner miser. Yes, I know I keep saying I'm going to drop the outside work but if I can keep it to this pace (one grant per round) I can probably juggle what I need to juggle to make it work.

Other weekend tasks include the removal of the washer/dryer from my garage, another tile estimate (this time by a client who does side work), planting what is left of my bulbs from last fall (sprouting in my garage ... it got too cold too quick here to get them all in the ground) and general slackassery.