arethinn | "A case of spring fever"? ("Me, I'd rather have a case of Bass Ale.")

Cherry (plum? I can never tell without the fruit hanging on them) blossoms, though only on the two early trees on the northwest point of campus, and one or two singular blossoms on a couple other trees I saw yesterday
Hummingbird spotted today, looking kind of like this one: http://www.montereybay.com/creagrus/Hummingbird_stripetail-CR.jpg (not that kind as that is a tropical species, but that colour)
Persimmon blossoms have been going since early January
Tons of something that might be Golden Shower Tree, although I can't say for sure without looking close, but it looks that way from a distance driving along Foothill Expressway and "very drought tolerant and grows best in full sun, hot, and dry conditions" is a prime candidate for being planted along highways around here; in any case, something with tons of cascading bright yellow flowers
Some kind of ornamental tree often planted in parking lots around here that has lots of white flowers is also in full bloom, being an overachiever like the persimmons
Everything else is covered with buds liek whoa
The area under the spruce (?) trees that line the north side of campus, which was completely dry dirt and spruce needles in the summer (it had a strong, pleasant smell baking in the hot sun), is now a thick green carpet of grass and other small plants due to rains (wow, they can sure stay dormant without water a lot longer than people can.)

Perhaps some pictures to come later if it doesn't rain much today (I don't have a way to protect my camera).

"Golden Shower Tree"

*snicker*

Lends credence to Fox's notion of "tree bukkake."

I'm really really glad I was not the only person who raised an, um, eyebrow there.

True enough. There was plenty of pollen on my car yesterday.

I know, kind of unfortunately named, isn't it? Don't stand under it, would be my advice.

> get lamp