Robins at 6:00 (EST) this morning, cardinals at 6:08. Grackles cluck all day in the back trees. Bluebell foliage in the south garden is up three inches; above it, the first mock orange leaves are coming out. In the north garden, the first mint is pushing out, deadnettle blooming beside it. Even with temperatures in the 40s, honeybees come to the pond to drink.