Early Signs (Daily Break‪)‬

David Ingersoll saw it on the tip of a red maple branch. * "It's done flowering already," he said, examining the tree on March 11. "The fruits are starting to develop there. You can see the winged seeds." * He flipped over a few pages in his binder to look at a chart he made a year ago. * "Flowers didn't open on that same maple last year till the 18th of March," he said. "The maples are definitely blooming a little bit earlier this year." * It's pretty much the same story around the world. Spring has sprung, just earlier than the calendar says it should. * Hurray? "Let's walk on over to the lake," Ingersoll suggested.