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Sweet Spring Cacophony

ca·coph·o·ny /kəˈkäfənē/ Learn to pronounce noun a harsh discordant mixture of sounds. "a cacophony of deafening alarm bells" Spring is a clashing of momentous sounds, and sights...but none quite so remarkable right now as the melodious tones of the Cedar Waxwings in the trees, mixed with the honking and trumpeting of the geese, and swans along with the querulous quacking of the ducks. I was fortunate one evening to witness the beauty of natures pilots as they mingled, and soared into the evening sky. The beautiful bird song in the background is the Cedar Waxwings behind where I was standing.  It was cold enough to make me realize that spring is only a date on the calendar here as I burrowed my hands deeper into the pockets of my downfill jacket during my walk last night... ...I deeply regretted leaving my gloves behind. The fallow unused fields stretched out in front of me, white snow mingled with black m