The snow we did have has FINALLY all melted & the temperatures are above freezing at night & in the high 50's during the day. I know we will have more cold days -- it's in the 10-day forecast -- but can Spring be far away ??
It still looks like Winter; the trees are leafless & the ground is dull brown & covered with leaves. [I've still got a lot of yard work ahead of me.] At least it is starting to SOUND like Spring.
Spring & all the good things it brings -- warmer weather, green grass, flowers & blooming trees, etc. -- is heralded around my home by the sound of ... "The Peepers".
Spring Peepers are tiny frogs about an inch long which are "chirping" at all hours of the day in the swamps, ponds & bodies of water all around the area where I live. The warmer temperatures are alerting them to become active.
The fella Peepers are looking to "hook up" & the whistling sound they make -- 24/7 -- is to attract Peeper babes. [Fine looking ladies too, with a light brown color & stripes forming an "X" on the frogs back. HOT !!]
Some years the Peepers will get fooled by warmer-than-normal temperatures, & will start "calling" in January. The returning cold weather will drive them back into hibernation until the temperatures start to warm again. They are not "Winter Peepers" after all.
It's good to hear the Spring Peepers are making their sounds. After the flooding, cold temperatures & large amounts of snow we have had this Winter season, it's joy full to realize we are finally due for a change in seasons & the Peepers are providing us their annual reminder.
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