It's a bird, it's a plane, it's ... a sign of spring; While I was making a list of desirable plants for my balcony garden, I heard a whoosh of feathers, and a gander the size of a huge watermelon swooped onto my balcony floor.(THE HOME FORUM) From: The Christian Science Monitor | Date: March 1, 2007 | COPYRIGHT 2007 The Christian Science Publishing Society. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Byline: Jean Goetzke

Each year, early in March, I look for signs of spring. Last year, a dramatic "sign of spring" found me. I call home a fourth-floor condominium in a north Chicago suburb. One Sunday afternoon I was perusing the home and garden section of the Sunday paper, mentally planning my balcony garden. While I was making a list of desirable plants - lobelia, sweet alyssum, and ageratum - I heard a whoosh of feathers, and a gander the size of a huge watermelon sw...