Yesterday, I managed to take a quick trip around the valley to enjoy the warm sun and see what the birds were up to these days. While the birding was a bit slow, but the scenery was spectacular. The intensity of the sun was causes an unique low-level fog off the snow. The feeling that I was getting more than anything else was that winter seems to be losing its grip on the land. It’s only a matter of time before the first spring migrants return and scenery transforms from white to green.