cohan<p>We've gone from days around -20C/-4F to +4 to +8C/39 to 46F still below freezing at night. Not exactly spring, but out of sight the trees will soon be getting ready for <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Spring" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Spring</span></a> activity- like these <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/catkins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>catkins</span></a> from last spring (not an early one, this was May 01). <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Aspen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Aspen</span></a> catkins are cute and fluffy, but <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/BalsamPoplar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BalsamPoplar</span></a> ! Some of the most beautiful <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/flowers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>flowers</span></a> of the year (before they fully open is the best time).<br>YouTube video <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Spectra" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Spectra</span></a> to follow<br><a href="https://youtube.com/shorts/C6utqVeYOHs?feature=share" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/shorts/C6utqVeYOHs</span><span class="invisible">?feature=share</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/BorealForest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BorealForest</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Alberta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Alberta</span></a></p>