Aconite season has ended in the alley, and some of our snowdrops have wilted in the east garden. The grass in the north yard is clearly greener, glowing in the morning sun. Two more daffodils have opened in the back yard. When I walked Bella, grackles, blue jays, doves and cardinals were calling, robins in considerable numbers flying and chirping and hunting worms. The peach tree has started putting out leaves, veronica and spiderwort foliage has started, the rhubarb is finally out of the ground, privets are leafing, the roses and hydrangeas have some soft buds, and the remaining winterberry berries are dark and decaying, coralberries brown and shriveled.