Alexandria spring is always about 2 weeks behind the Cities, but there were still some good signs of spring. Today around Lake Ida there were lots of robins eating nicely fermented crabapples, killdeer flying overhead with their "Kill-deer! Kill-deer!" call, and redwing blackbird males, already staking their claim in the pond behind Bedman's. Here are some other signs of spring:
A pair of ducks taking off at Lake Carlos, by the Carlos-Darling bridge.
Pussy willow on our walk. One year on Palm Sunday our minister thought that it would be more authentic to pass out pussy willows to everyone in the congregation in lieu of palm branches. One of the choir members looked quizzically at his and said, "Walk softly and carry a big pussy willow?" We were cracking up. 
The Lake Ida to Lake Charley creek is quite full of water, and noisy with Canada geese couples.
A nice sunset over Lake Carlos on the north end, near the State Park. We ate at Anderson's Outpost and were on our way home. The ice is turning black now on all the lakes, with large open areas where the creeks come in. 
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