Bluebonnet flowers along the highway.
Bluebonnet flowers along the highway.
Spent the afternoon with a small campfire and burned sticks. The kids did kid things in the yard too. Took the side by side for lap around the yard.
Pollen?
Oh,wait, you said favorite..
Seriously, I love this time of the year. Starting a long bike ride early in the am and feeling the day warm up as you ride, everything blooming, walking barefoot in the grass...all of it.
Except the damn pollen.
Curtis73 said:poopshovel again said:There are two Brown Thrashers (Presumably mommy & daddy?) in the front yard carefully selecting sticks for a nest they're building right outside my bedroom window.
...which is one of the cutest goddamned things I've ever seen.
As a biology-type person, I love this too. Watching nature getting ready for a new cycle is inspiring.
I have a couple house finches that nest in the corner of my patio roof every year. I'm planning on a new roof soon, and I'm going to design it so they have a spot to continue doing that.
That is AWESOME!!!
The distinctive "gronking" of the sandhill cranes way up high on their way north again.
For me, the first really accurate sign of spring is seeing the first live bird the cat brings in for the year.
That was Saturday morning after I let him out at 5AM. From here until mid summer is a constant game of "what did the cat bring in today, and is it still alive or just not quite dead yet?" For the record, Chipmunks are fast and can jump nearly 1 foot vertically if they are scared enough. Hopefully no snakes this year.
Here in central Florida, it is the mass migration of beige Buicks migrating north as the snowbirds begin the long journey to their permanent homes in the northern states. They prepare by buying mass amounts of orange juice and novelty t-shirts. This mass migration has been happening since the beginning of time. They follow instinctual routes set forth by their ancestors. Their behavior is instinctual; they all must migrate at once to ensure survival.
You have to read that in David Attenborough's voice.
For me it's the fruit blossoms on my bicycle ride to work on the first warm afternoons (I work a second shift)
For Mrs. Hungary it's Daffodils.
I love this time of year.
The crack of the bat, the clean white uniforms, baseball opening day! Oh, wait...
Walking around my yard see which trees I planted last spring made it through winter, thankfully it was a mild winter and I think they all survived.
Tops for me is the smell of freshly cut grass. Got my first sniff of that while biking thru the neighborhood yesterday, and MAN it smelled great! Mine will get the treatment as soon as it dries out enough not to leave ruts.
Added to my summer garden potential- seeded tomatoes, cucumbers, squash, eggplant, and peppers today.
Now I have to wait two months to put them outside.
Appleseed said:Motorcycles.
Ive been turning mine on and listening to them.
Then spreading ice melt and sitting back down on the couch. Our "spring" wont be until late April.
Turboeric said:The distinctive "gronking" of the sandhill cranes way up high on their way north again.
You mean on the way to my yard!
I transplanted a bunch of plants and such that I needed to. They look happy and I can't wait for them to start poppin out fruits and veggies
For me, it's when the lizards show up again. When the lizards decide to wake up, it's usually a pretty good sign that we won't see freezing temps again.
It also means that the water temps are about to hit about 60 and the crappie bite will light up.
We had an unusually mild winter in SoNE and even though by the calendar it's still winter, the weather is springlike. So I'm enjoying preparing my various gardens for spring. Perennials are starting to come up. I'm clearing accumulation from the winter, and the gardens look great. I like that. There's a pond behind the historical cemetary across the street from our house. I look forward to hearing the peep frogs. That should be soon.
And then I looked out the window this morning and what do I see. SNOW 
. It was all gone by this afternoon.
This crazy earth. 27 yrs. ago we just got over a blizzard. 74 yrs. ago, 75 F and summer like.
The swifts are rebuilding their nest on our porch that we can see from the laundry room window.
Unfortunately it looks like the ones who like nesting in my shop also moved back in.
Add me to the list on the spring peepers. They’re just getting going here, the first warm night is amazing, we have tons of them in the woods behind and beside our house.
Peach tree blossoms
Daffodils are going strong now too
Opening the door in the morning and hearing all the birds, and it not getting dark at 5 pm.
In reply to BlueInGreen - Jon :
Ice off my lake.
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