Springtime is again slow in arriving this year. The only flowers so far still remain those on the Silver Maple trees. These flowers are starting to pass "peak" and are beginning to enter into the next phase. They first emerged at the beginning of the month: https://pbase.com/britestar/image/170476685

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Update: March 23, 2020, 07:49 GMT
As much as one may want life to be normal, this new reality can't be ignored.
USA: 35,060 cases of COVID-19 - 457 deaths
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In the face of an unprecedented Global Pandemic, we each need to find beauty and comfort where ever we can.
I find both by just looking at the above maple tree flowers in our yard.

From Previous Years: https://pbase.com/britestar/maple_tree_flowers
Future Years to come.