Signs of Spring (post them here)

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/\They like oranges and hummingbird feeders.Usually some stop by here on their way north but not any this year and no Rose breasted Grosbeaks either.

Floods in cities.

A tiny fly in my room zooming around my monitor. My first mosquito bite of the year. Lots and lots of May flowers everywhere. Baby bunnies. Nesting crows going berserk cawing and dive boming people (although I think they're done with that by now). I'm expecting to see caterpillars soon.

A storm and flood alert.
But at least it's green, not grey.

The French Open is (pun intended) in full swing and Roger and Rafael are doing great!

The Black Locust trees are coming into bloom in my neighborhood -- the last trees to flower -- and that's the sign that spring has come to an end. This weekend will bring this seasonal thread to its close, and unless the antipodeans want to open it up in October, we'll see you all again next year sometime around March.

It's that time of year again.

A Phoebe appeared yesterday in the local park. That's a major sign of spring for sure.

Daffodils have gone over, ornamental cherries are in blossom, my morello cherry is starting to open it’s blossom, the tulips look ready to flower by the end of next week.
Still pretty cold in the morning, but third one in a row without frost: and the little sparrows & tits are singing in the trees.
Think it’s definitely spring in the English Midlands.

Something (or somethings) has been putting out pollen for a couple weeks, pollen that I am allergic to.

A few days ago I rescued a worm that was busy drying out on the sidewalk while I was out walking my dog. First time I've seen any of them this year.

Heard a tree frog sometime last week, again for the first time this year.

Had a brief visit from something that looked like it was probably some sort of leafhopper while I was sitting on the park bench.

And of course, lots of other people out taking walks and doing yard work.

Ticks and mosquitoes are out.Oh joy.

The smell of subtle growth being obliterated by the smell of slurry spreading.

Ah yes and the crows/rooks participation in the dawn chorus, lol.
Being woken up early by a persistent Reed Bunting this week, tweeting loudly in the berberis below my window.

April is the cruellest month, breeding
Lilacs out of the dead land, mixing
Memory and desire, stirring
Dull roots with spring rain.

(TS Eliot)

Oh, and Isabella is hiding indoors from the evening sun. It's a sure sign.