February 28, 2008

One more year

So every year on his birthday (today!) I post about my little brother, Nate.

He passed away back in 2003 - and I usually write something about the car crash, or maybe a funny anecdote from growing up with him.

Not this time. Today I woke up to the sound of birds outside my window. It was such a beautifully unexpected sound (SD has been a frozen tundra lately). But whaddya know? This morning, birds.

Abbey crawled in next to me about 6:30am and we listened together in the dark. It was a great way to start the day. (Later Eric stampeded in, hollering, and no more birds after that.)

He whispered later; "Mom. I bet they were just finding food. Then they went back to their shelter. You know, six more weeks of winter?"

So in honor of spring - and how much I loved my brother - found this Flickr slideshow on the subject.

IMAGE: Kristie took this shot last month of a cardinal checking himself out in her rearview mirror. I've since thought she should submit it to some photo contest - but until she does, thought I would use it for this post.

Here's to spring!

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