Slow down, Spring!

April is almost over already! Where did it go?!
I love Spring. We're finally seeing as many sunny days as cloudy ones! The air is sweet, the grass is green, the tulips and lilacs and rhodies are blooming, the boids are choipin'... Do you know the one about the boids?

Shortly after lad from New Jersey transfered to a school in Nebraska, the teacher asked him to tell the class a little about himself. The boy stood up and began, "Well, I'm from New Joisey, where da boids choip.." The teacher interrupted him and said, "No no no, they're BIRDS, not BOIDS." The boy replied, "Really? Dey sure choip like boids!"

I took my cup of coffee outside for a few minutes earlier this morning. There were four small swallows darting around above the front yard. At first, I thought they might be catching insects, but then I came to realize that they were just chasing each other! A couple of times, they even flew under the porch overhang, within a few feet of where I was standing.
There could be many reasons why they were behaving in such a way: One pair may have been chasing off another pair, three males may have been pursuing one female, three hungry birds may have been following one with food in its mouth.
I like to think that they were just having fun in the morning sun.
Swallows are amazing fliers. They look like miniature jet fighters with their swept-back wings and soaring aerobatic maneuvers.
After about 10 minutes, the air show ended. They all swooped up and landed in a row on the edge of the roof for a few minutes of preening, chattering, and re-energizing. That's where I left them.
I wish I could join them.