First spring buds

Friday, Feb. 29 I saw my first robin of the year, singing high in a ponderosa pine on a warm, sunny afternoon. I knew the bulbs wouldn't be far behind. March 1 was 70 degrees. The first warm day of the year. The tulips on the south side of my house thrust a good three inches out of the ground. The crocus and daffodils are on their way up too. I covered them in leaves to protect from the 18 degree overnight lows we had the next day.