1. Plants at the borders such as Crocus, Bearded Iris, Daffodils and Dandelions sending up green flares.
2. Thickening buds nearing popping points on bushes and trees such as Forsythia, Lilac, Rose, Butterfly and Maple seemingly getting goosebumps of anticipation from the warming flowing through them.
3. Chives, Garlic, Onions, Kale and Brussels Sprouts coming to life in the garden. Garlic in a pot in a cold garage without moisture showing top growth after being brought outside to breathe again.
4. Robins returning and Geese leaving northward and north by northwest honking their goodbyes. Many birds gawking at the transients.
5. Sparrows building new nests before it becomes yard waste.
6. Winds increasing, taking care of dead branches and trees before the rest of nature is underfoot.
7. Temperatures rising bringing higher highs and higher lows.
8. Moisture softening the ground and awakening zillions to do most of the work for the rest of us.
9. House-kept plants increasing in luster absorbing the increasing light, pressing their bodies towards windows of time when they were out there too.
10. Greening grass forwarding the border call.
11. Biorhythms tapping their feet to it all signaling older humans to migrate outdoors and take leisurely walks.
12. Humming and vibrating being felt by those with bare feet, hands and ears in touch with soil music.
What are a few Signs of Spring in your part of the world?
See Also:
Natural World Observations: Going Wild Like A Flower In Spring Breaking Free
