About half of the snow melted since yesterday and today there were hundreds of robins in the field. I do not know what you call a flock of robins and but I call them a hop.
A robin takes a break from hunting and gathering to inspect the damage done by the moles last winter. I overheard him saying "Cheer Up Cheer Up." While the wind broke up all the ice in the big pond, it also took out our power for the whole afternoon. Tentacles of ice still cling to the sides of the fields and underneath the eaves, but they are doomed. The weatherman says it is going to warm up soon.