104 - Spring Is Already Here — You Just Have to Know Where to Look

Buzz Blossom & Squeak — Be a Neighborhood Naturalist · Mar 11, 2026 · 15m

Step outside with me for a minute. The grass is still brown and undecided. There are patches of snow on the north side of the fence. The ground is soft on top but frozen just a few inches down. Nothing looks alive — but it really, truly is. Somewhere near your foundation, by the mailbox, wherever the snow melted first, something is already blooming. And something with wings is already looking for it. This episode is about those bold, easy-to-miss first flowers of spring, and the equally bold creatures that depend on them.

Look Up: The Trees Are Already Blooming

Before anything blooms at eye…