More good signs of Spring

-Saw the first bunny rabbit sitting outside room 109 today
-Saw a red fox in the Meadow who got spooked and darted up and over the ridge when he saw me...i think there may be a den near the meadow
-Saw the first bumblebee this morning
-the garlic in the meadow is growing well
-the red maples are mostly blooming now (some started as early as 3 weeks ago! )
-and the multiflora roses (aaargh) have broken bud and are leafing out
-the buckeye leaves are unfurling on the sunny slopes
-a sparrow is building a nest outside the main office door...I'm still too much of a tree hugger to remove it...
-the grass is 2 shades greener than it was last week.
-the wahoo (burning bush, Euonymus) is beginning to leaf out
-the hellebore (Lenten Rose) flowers are starting to fade