Vernal Equinox
It’s that time of year. Spring arrives at 11:57AM CDT this morning. You can have watch it come at Archæoastronomy.
The air is already filled with pollen and the live oaks are dropping last year’s leaves. The azaleas are fading as the camellias have already done, but the Easter cactus is budding. This is occurring earlier every year.
I would note that locally we have had 12 hours or more of daylight since St. Patrick’s Day, and usually do.