It's May 19th and spring is slow. No lilacs yet this year. The leaves on the trees are half out. Peepers are singing in the ponds. The birds at the feeder include goldfinches, evening grosbeaks, orioles, hummingbirds, chipping sparrows, occasional bluejays, pigeons, and a black and white warbler. A least chipmunk scavenges the ground under the feeders.