On my way home from taking pictures of fog and mist the other day, I noticed two Canada Geese and tried to take their photo with blossoms in the foreground. A man who was nearby asked what I was doing, and when I explained he offered to take my photo with blossoms in the foreground. I declined, with thanks.
Then, on my street I saw several star magnolia bushes blooming. A woman who passed by commented on how lovely they are and then said “But they only last for a few days.” Sigh.
Snowbird of Paradise 
Wonderful!
Yes, indeed.
Oh, I’ve never seen that kind of magnolia. Imagine magnolias blooming already! I think (maybe) the rain has washed away our snow now. The robins are back here in southern Ontario.
If the robins are back, it must be spring!