Well, it’s certainly been a long, hard winter. It’s hard to believe that just two days ago (that would be April 9th) it was actually snowing outside. Yikes! Today I was able to take a long bike ride around the lake as the temperature peaked at 54 degrees. Okay, I know my friends living in the southern states and in other countries may think that’s a bit crazy, but it’s par for the course for living in Northern Michigan.  I wouldn’t have it any other way.  Listening to the birds chirping on my bike ride was quite a treat. Actually, the whole bike ride was a nature’s choir! There were tons of frogs and other creatures also taking advantage of the