With over one inch of rain in the past week, the local river is running fast and higher than normal, and the basement is damp, I'm going with Moderately Wet. The ground is very damp looking and wet/soggy in the regular wet spots. Temperatures have felt cool for the season, often because a temperature in the 40s or 50s comes with a chilly wind.
Trees are at green-up right now. Walnuts have broken bud. No sign yet on Chestnut trees.
Grass has been mowed once by most neighbors.
Some of the earliest vegetable gardeners have already been at work, but the ground is most and slightly too wet (to my preference) for working in.
Tulips are in bloom, daffodils are past peak, and alliums are showing bloom heads but they are not open. Violets are open. Bees are slightly more visible, as is the occasional mosquito. Punkies (gnats?) have already been around and annoying.
Up to four red squirrels are around, eating winter leftovers of dried apples.
Allergies have been lower.
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