The ice is off Lake Leopold this morning. (Ice off date probably 4/2/14, not 4/3...)
Looking at the dates for the past 8 years, we're just about where we were at last year... but last year was late. Interesting...
2006 -- Mar 10
2007 -- Mar 18
2008 -- Mar 31
2009 -- Mar 9
2010 -- Mar 18
2011 -- Mar 18
2012 -- Feb 22!
2013 -- April 4!
Also, the vernal witchhazel is finally starting to flower! (I noticed it yesterday, 4/2. It's behind schedule -- this typically happens in mid-March and in 2012 it happened in late February.) The flowers are diminutive, but lovely and fragrant if you get up close... The flowers are yellow-orange and have 4 petals that I think look like streamers/party decorations (for a very tiny party)... Happy Spring!
(Another notable... crocuses in our yard flowering this week -- we noticed on 3/31! Snowdrops have been flowering for a while -- probably since the snow that was covering them melted!)
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