Snowdrops now going back from whence they came; crocuses sighted everywhere; daffodils emerging and in sunny yards, out.
Trees are getting ready too: noticeable budding, particularly on maples.
Took the fam down to Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary on the Patuxent River today, in southern Anne Arundel. I highly recommend it if you live within 45 minutes or so, great kid-friendly easy hikes and views.
It was an interesting case study in the urban heat island. Here in Silver Spring we have way more budding trees, compared to down there, which is about 15 miles south. The whole area down there is probably cooled by the water; my yard is heated by concrete, glass, asphalt, and of course the sewer network :-D