Signs of spring on the prairie, Crete, Illinois, USA on 13th March 2021 – by Dennis Funk

“It’s mid-March and spring is starting to poke it’s ears out on the prairie. It’s hard to believe that a week ago, this was a silent sheet of white snow. Now, the local birds are starting their songs and the geese fly overhead as they make their way north to Canada for summer. It’s a hopeful feeling in a world that’s felt still for too long.”