"For, lo, the winter is past,
the rain is over and gone;
the flowers appear on the earth;
the time of the singing of the birds is come,
and the voice of the turtle [dove] is heard in our land..." (Song of Solomon 2:12)
I found it interesting that it normally rains instead of snows in winter in Israel (at least back then), and that the turtledove's call is more like a voice than a call. Every word in the Bible has meaning!
If that verse were written in Maine, though, I would have to say "the snow is over and gone" and "the voice of the red-winged blackbird is heard in our land."😀
And in case you want to hear the turtledove's voice, here's a link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rl9fSA58kks&ab_channel=MariusTravell
Happy Spring!
