http://waterlandliving.com/index.php/2009/03/20/first-day-of-spring/ Exploring the Value of Michigan Life Sun, 20 Jun 2010 22:23:35 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://waterlandliving.com/index.php/2009/03/20/first-day-of-spring/comment-page-1/#comment-1953 Waterlandliving.com » First Colors of Spring in Michigan Sat, 18 Apr 2009 20:13:06 +0000 http://waterlandliving.com/index.php/2009/03/20/first-day-of-spring/#comment-1953 [...] the wilds, it all starts with the lowly skunk cabbage—an odd and remarkable little plant that I’ve written about in a previous post . Skunk cabbage blooms when the snows are still on the ground, generating enough heat to melt its [...] [...] the wilds, it all starts with the lowly skunk cabbage—an odd and remarkable little plant that I’ve written about in a previous post . Skunk cabbage blooms when the snows are still on the ground, generating enough heat to melt its [...]

]]> http://waterlandliving.com/index.php/2009/03/20/first-day-of-spring/comment-page-1/#comment-1382 Bob Tue, 24 Mar 2009 04:58:34 +0000 http://waterlandliving.com/index.php/2009/03/20/first-day-of-spring/#comment-1382 The feeling of spring is pretty subjective. Most of us have our personal inner calendar, our own criterion for when it "feels" like spring. For me, once the skunk cabbage is in bloom, spring has begun. The rest is simply a progression. April is the month of woodland wildflowers. May is when the trees fill out and warmer temperatures begin to dominate. June is spring at its fullest, merging into summer. The feeling of spring is pretty subjective. Most of us have our personal inner calendar, our own criterion for when it “feels” like spring. For me, once the skunk cabbage is in bloom, spring has begun. The rest is simply a progression. April is the month of woodland wildflowers. May is when the trees fill out and warmer temperatures begin to dominate. June is spring at its fullest, merging into summer.

]]> http://waterlandliving.com/index.php/2009/03/20/first-day-of-spring/comment-page-1/#comment-1352 David Norris Fri, 20 Mar 2009 18:45:12 +0000 http://waterlandliving.com/index.php/2009/03/20/first-day-of-spring/#comment-1352 As I recall, springtime in Michigan is not really felt until around May 1. Here in Indy it will be around April 1. As I recall, springtime in Michigan is not really felt until around May 1. Here in Indy it will be around April 1.

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