In the quiet of the woods the bubbling song of the Ruby-crowned Kinglet erupted, and the high trill of the Brown Creeper signaled its presence. The hormonal drive to breed had birds singing regardless of the weather.
As I write this, the evening news tells us today that over 165,000 new cases of COVID-19 were identified in the United Stated in the last 24 hours. The pandemic numbers are far worse today than they were in March, almost nine months ago.
