Dear Group: Vee's message reminded me that spring is truely here. Here in Nebraska, we had a taste of summer. We hit 86 degrees on Friday, a new record. In fact, we made it on the Weather Channel. The sandhills cranes are making their comeback on their way north. They stop along the river to nest before they head north. You can always tell the difference between a sandhills crane and a Canadian goose, their calls are very distinct from each other. We're also heading into fire season which has started early due to a four year drought. You all complain about how much snow you've gotten, boy, we sure would love to have some of it!! A couple of weeks ago, grass fires struck pretty close to home, and I was one of the few people who captured the fire on camera. We live not too far away from a Nebraska State Park, Buffalo Bill's Ranch. There is a campground at the park near the North Platte River, and two transients were seen walking from the area when the fire started. It took two days to get the fire under control and thank goodness no one was hurt. It was pretty scarey since we could see the smoke from the fire outside our window, I'm just glad the fire didn't get any closer to us than it did! Kim