March 25, 2001 - Very Clear Night - Orion and the dog star were clearly visible in the south west as we got out of dance. Earlier, I could see Venus in the west, just over the horizon as i drove to the studio. The day was sunny, windy and cold, the kind of chill that clears the sinuses and makes one think of the word brisk, very much the definition of an early spring day. The ground is littered with a fine layer of sediment left over from the snow along with dead leaves, twigs, sticks, branches and limbs, not to mention ladder, trash cans, tire, bottle tops and other flotsam of the village lifestyle. The daffodil greens are above the level of the grass and they are growing fast. Snow drops bloomed last week; this week we see some crocus flowers. The Killdeers, Persephone and Brigid have returned.