With snow showers happening most days recently, it doesn't feel very much like spring. However, nature is trying to tell me differently. As well as snow showers, we are getting above freezing temperatures every day. Flowers are blooming, trees are budding, and birds are singing away. I think it's time for me to stop complaining about the weather and see what's around me. You know, take a Second Look.
Here are a few signs of spring I've seen in my yard recently.
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| Crocus I planted last fall are blooming. |
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| There are only a few daffodil here, but they are blooming. |
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| The ornamental pear has small white flowers. |
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| Male cardinal in the rain/snow. Cardinals don't migrate so they have been here all winter. However, it's only recently that I've found them at our feeders. |
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| Violets |
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| The lilac bush is budding. |
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| The unnamed bush is blooming. |
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| Forsythia |
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| Junco. Juncos actually come here for the winter and return to colder places for the summer. This is not a sign of spring, but I just like juncos. |
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| Ornamental plum. |
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| Extra points if you can identify the white and grey round object. |
