Signs of Spring

Yes, we've officially turned the corner from winter to spring. What are your favorite signs of spring?

• The return of songbirds. Perhaps the winter birds were singing, too, but with all the doors and windows shut, and the hood of my coat pulled up, I couldn't hear them.
  






• Once the snow melted, clumps of worm castings dotted on our moist lawn and gardens. A great sign that our soil is getting aerated and fertilized.
  








• Plant life begins to quietly resurrect.
  



• Bugs, critters and creatures.
  







• Early spring bulbs.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  


• Pussy Willows.
  
  
  
  
  

• Tiny green shoots emerging through the damp soil.






• Buds on the fruit trees and lilacs.
  
• The explosion of color of Forsythia in bloom.
  





• April Showers.

As we muck through mud season, please share your favorite signs of spring here on our blog.