Good Omens

I am pretty sure I saw a robin yesterday. It was across the back laneway, but I swear I could see the red breast. It flew off, landing in another tree where its round-belly silhouette looked right for a robin. The earliest I have seen a robin. And it was in a tree. Rachel Curry, our cleaning lady when I was a kid always said it was good luck if the first robin seen in spring was in a tree. Yes, I am positive it was a robin. Or maybe I am just desperate for any sign of good luck.