Spring Fling 2021

Here's my entry for the 2021 Spring Fling KidLit writing contest consisting of 149 words. My ten-year-old daughter created this lovely GIF to go with the story:

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​House hunting in the spring
 
The plain-wood birdhouse had been waiting since Christmas. 
Waiting for almost spring.

Lily got out her brushes and paints.
She mixed the out-of-the-tube, all-year-round colors
to create the perfect shades of spring:
robin’s-egg blue
first-leaves-on-the-tree green
cotton candy pink
Easter bunny yellow and
​lavender to match her bow. 
A bit of cardinal red would make a nice contrast.
 

Mrs. Bird had felt it in her wingtips
as soon as the first rays of the sun
​had woken her up this morning.
The other birds were chirping about it too:
“It’s almost spring,” they sang.
​
Mrs. Bird had to find the right house soon,
​or it would be too late.
Her list of must-haves was long:
safety
suitable door size
useable space
ventilation
location 
And Mrs. Bird had one additional item on her list:
adorable

​ 
Three days later, Lily watched Mrs. Bird move in. 
​​“Mom!” Lily shouted. “Now, it’s spring!”