Spring?

It's hard to believe it, but I noticed the leaves are starting to bud out on the trees in the parking lot of the office. Does it always happen this early? Or is it because we've been comparatively mild since the 13 day long hellish deep freeze at the beginning of the month? Now we just have to cross fingers for no serious freeze or all that will be for nought.


The daffodils are blooming, but that's normal. We have daffs that bloom here in December. We're expecting more rain. We've had way to much for the fall/winter, I can only imagine when the spring rains come what it will be like.