Poll: Observing the Signs of the Seasons

Tons of butterflies of several sorts on that sunny day.

Yesterday, while on my knees in my garden preparing the soil that had been neglected from the previous year do to pending knee replacemant surgery..The most wonderful thing happened, my senses were awakened by rich smell of soil the sound of Mocking bird bellowing his joyous song perched proudly on our roof. and seconds later the most beautiful Goldfinch swooping down on the fence next to me and answers the mocking bird back with a equal joyous song..as I brushed away the mulch the most viberant green perennial pops it's hidden head from the ground as the seasons firt Queen Butterfly flutters past my tip of my nose.Then it hit me all once....SPRING IS HERE! I was humbled to see creation in all its glory!

Greetings from Livermore (3/19/13). The Canada Geese are back and pairing up. They come back as a flock early in the year, then nature takes over in spring and they pick a mate and look for nesting sites. There are between 30-40 geese that nest at my work site annually. SLT - not so much activity. Light winter this year, but I've only seen one lonely chipmunk so far.

ITS BEEN A LONG DAMP WINTER VS. THE ARM ONE LAST YEAR-HOPING THAT THE WEEK OF MARCY 25 WILL BEGIN AND WE WILL SEE MORE ANIMALS-SEEN NONE BUT SQUIRRELS AND 2 ROBINS.

Sighting of flocks of robins this past week, and have heard the songs of the red-winged blackbirds as well. Still cold pretty cold!

No matter what the weather "seems" to say, it isn't Spring until the dogwoods bloom. Large blooms mean an upcoming mild Winter... small blooms,harsh.

I live in Idaho Falls Idaho. Our winters are typically long and drawn out. We only get 3 months of warm to hot weather! I know for sure that Spring is here when the robins come back!

We live in Mid-Southern MN. & I've been told to watch for the ant-hills in the Spring, for their size. If they're large it'll be a wet Summer. Never payed too much attn. to see if they're right. But the squirrels in my yard tend to pile up walnuts by the trees & we're in for a snowy Winter. THEY are my predictors; so far they've been correct & We've been here over 14 Yr.s. I haven't seen any piles this yr. so I have a feeling we're in for a mild Winter. God Bless the squirrels! :)

Here in West Virginia we look at the squirrel nests, if they are low in the trees mild winter. If they are high, harsh winter. They are about 3/4 up this year. Could have some bad days this winter.

Although I am 27, my knees always tell me when it will snow. Without fail, my L knee acts up, then my R, always worse then my left. Two days later, it snows. If my knees act up more then once a month, there will be a lot of snow to get thru!

The sky turns a beautiful turquoise blue. Big puffy white clouds create a lovely contrast. It's even better when fall colors are at their peak and the mild, comfortable fall winds freshen the air, making the sky seem even more brilliant. Birds are busy eating seeds and fall berries to fatten up for their vast journeys or the long winter here.

if the breast feathers are white harsh winter . if the breast feathers are dark mild winter

The oppressive heat and extreme drought conditions have finally broken and the nights have been cooler with less humidity. I don't know that we will have much fall foliage variety as there are several local trees that have begun shedding their leaves because they dried up months ago.

We have not had 20 min. of rain all summer long. Farmers have plowed their fields under in mid July. Yesterday we had a good down pour most of the day causing flooding. It has been above average temps, extremely hot all summer. Averaged 115 degrees heat index.

Yes, a chart would be helpful. We're already gathering seeds from the early wildflower bloom. Here in SF, we get spring, then summer fog, and then, thankfully, an Indian Summer till (usually) mid Oct. My backyard nursery is fully abloom. Peace and Love to all. K

My daffodils are about 2 weeks behind everyone else which is ok because they are beautiful, right now. My Magnolia bush is also bursting forth. The frogs in our neck of the woods began croaking in February this year which is early. We live in the Willamette Valley of NW Oregon.

My daffodils are about 2 weeks behind everyone else which is ok because they are beautiful, right now. My Magnolia bush is also bursting forth. The frogs in our neck of the woods began croaking in February this year which is early. We live in the Willamette Valley of NW Oregon.

song birds are returning, cranes flying over in large groups, and my chickens are laying more eggs again! southwestern lower Michigan

I saw signs of Spring when Sandhill Cranes flew overhead in the 1st week of Feb here in Indianapolis! They're still coming, too! We now have robins and starlings - Spring is here!!! :D

Here in central Maryland, we've had a VERY mild winter that showed signs of spring at least once or twice a week. My trees are now budding, the tulip leaves are all above ground, and the songbirds are singing daily. This week we'll enjoy a couple of days with temps in the 70's. Can't ask for better.

It has not been too cold here in the Pacific Northwest, so I have noticed my roses have a few more eyes budding; more than if it were colder as it has been in recent years past

I am counting down to Winter Solstice because then the days start to get longer and spring is on the not too distant horizon!

They are very happy with this hot and humid weather in NJ... this is the first morning I've heard them! The fireflies are still going strong, since the second half of June. I am seeing more and more butterflies now!

We had above average temps over the weekend (91 on Saturday and 85 Sunday!), but it cooled off after a late night rain and it's gorgeous this week. Daffodils are tall and beautiful. Irises are coming up nicely and the trees are nearly green again. Over the weekend, I divided a large hosta, but didn't have time to replant them, so I put them in a bucket in the garage for the time being. I looked at them yesterday and they are huge! They are so hardy.

This new blog is a good idea. Looking forward to the many signs of the seasons in other places.

Wednesday: Monticello,Charlottesville, VA, trees blossoming.

Thursday: Shelbyville, KY, Kentucky is green! 9 AM temperature 72. Indianapolis at Noon temp 44. Trees not budding Central Indiana westward through Bloomington, IL, northward through Wisconsin.

Friday: Ice on ponds and streams, Wisconsin Dells to Minong. Mass migration of large white birds high altitude over Spooner, WI.

Trees budding on descent to Lake Superior Basin. Streams gushing muddy water on South and North Shore of Lake Superior. Temps mid-50's in highlands north of Lake Superior.

Saturday at home in Little Marais on North Shore. Morning temp mid-40's. Merlin attacking nesting crows and gulls along the shore. Birches budding.

I forgot to mention last night that my hydrangeas are leafing out nicely and the native azaleas ar in full glorious bloom (wish I had a few). My own azaleas are just starting to flower. Butterfly bushes are leafing out nicely too. Monarda and lemon balm are about 2 inches tall and my monarda has really spread this year...the rain??? don't know why.

It was gorgeous here the first part of March and I planted several different colors of tulips while watching the trees bud and the wildflowers bloom all over the place giving the butterflies lots to do. Oh, how I love the butterflies! Then we had our first triple digit tempeture and I watched these beauties wilt. Now we get to enjoy two days of temps in the 60's and 70's before it goes back up into the 90's; probably the last time we'll see those temps for the next 6 months. I'm looking forward to re-potting my houseplants this weekend, too!