The orchids and majority of wildflowers are out anywhere form four to eight weeks early, some stunted and hardly viable for seed production. And leaf out times are early by about the same time frames... this at 6500ft elevation and higher.

I was out skiing today and noticed that the coyotes are marking for mating season already, usually happens around March/April. Snow was really wet when it came down and 36 hours later there was little moisture left in it. Snow has a way of turning into what I call "concrete and dust" in characteristics... chunks of hard stuff and sugary powder, won't pack so one could make a snowball. Not good. Gonna be some bad fires come early summer, maybe before all the snow is gone, likely to last into October.

Walden Pond used to be so beautiful back when I lived near there, so disappointing.

This is the earliest I've ever heard them here in the high desert. Usually, we're well into February when they return and stake out their territories.

I have also seen buds on some of the flowering trees. That's almost a month early.

Things are changing more quickly now. I'm not looking forward to this summer given what they've been enduring all over the southern hemisphere.