Signs Of Spring (7 Of Them)

The painted turtles in the turtle pond behind Oakdale Lake came out of hibernation in the past few days to do their basking.  This is always a good sign, even if the color of the pond water does not look normal this year.

Soon the peepers and the frogs will be making their joyful sounds, looking for a mate and announcing that winter is done with.  Now if we could just get some much needed April showers!

Not to let a positive post go unsoured, have a look at what DPW decided not to remove near the stream and pipe which they were working on two weeks ago:  A monster truck tire by a stream in a sensitive area.  It's probably been there for ten years or more.  DPW had an earth mover and 3 or 4 workers there for two days, but they couldn't be bothered with removing the tire.  If no one told them to do it, why would they bother?