Today is the first day of spring, also known as the spring equinox. The signs of spring are everywhere here in Marriottsville – from the green shoots reaching for the sun to the pair of geese that come back each year to start a new family. The winter is over; the rains have stopped:  in the countryside the flowers are in bloom. This is the time for singing; the song of doves is heard in the fields. Song of Solomon 2:11-12