"Today is the day...

For all it's worth today may as well be the first day of spring. I know this to be true because a few years back I decided to dig a small pond and along with a neighbors frog,eventually I got fish. As most know I am a sucker for all animals and yet I refuse to name anything that I eat so my fish remain anonymous. There are many kinds, I have tried your standard goldfish, and of course the expensive Koi. My favorite is a seemingly a funny cross breed named shabumbkins. They all have their pros and cons but in the end the goldfish seem to survive. Koi are wrongly named I found and easy prey to big blue birds that swoop and land plucking your investment quickly down their rather slender throats. The first time I saw a blue heron I ran for my camera, now I run for a baseball bat, but they always get away.
The shabumbkins don't freeze and thaw like the goldfish, yes you heard me freeze and thaw.
What an amazing trick. So today was the first day I saw them swim and thus for me the day the earth opens it's eyes.
I photographed some lovely buds on the trees and ate my breakfast scone in the garden. I will continue with my afternoon chores of opening beds. Later on today I am sure to regret not knowing when enough is enough; but for now I will throw caution to the wind.
For this very first day I will try to remember the cold dark afternoons that I felt sad because there was not quite enough sunshine and be grateful that now there is. For today I will be grateful for the goldfish that woke me up to remind me ...Today is the day the Lord has made,let us rejoice and be glad!