the ice has finally retreated from the lakes but snow can still be found hiding in the cool dark shadows.
Plants are starting to bloom, and bugs and bees are busily working them over.
Another first sign of spring is the arrival and blooming of Skunk cabbage.
And Pitcher plants wait for bugs to fall for their pitfall trap to be digested in 12 to 24 hours - the cycle of life and death.
Me the eight-year-old adult cannot wait to get into the water and I almost step on a tiny newborn snapping turtle or hatchling.
