A bush warbler in a prunus bush. The photo was sent to me last year by Uomi Zenjiro, who took it in his backyard in Obama. Both the trilling of the warbler and the blooming flowers of the prunus are symbols of spring in Japan. The big truck left Philadelphia early this monring, headed for Bright House Field in Clearwater, Florida, and carrying bats, balls, hats, cleats, and everything else needed by the Phillies for spring training. It's scheduled to arrive on Sunday, then will be unloaded over the course of the next couple of days. Just another little harbinger of spring.
