Ok, not the first full day, but spring did start here just before 10:00am. I’m excited, because for various reasons, this is the first spring I’ve been able to fully enjoy since 2011. I plan to make the most of it.

Once again I headed over to Bear Creek Park here in Surrey. It’s spring break this week for all the schools, so the park was packed with rug rats running everywhere, parents watching proudly.

I took a short walk around the garden area of the park and found what I think is an indian plum, or osoberry (Osmoronia sp.) heralding in the season. I expect those flowers will break out in a couple of days.