Signs of spring

When I was a kid, my mom and I would go for a walk around the neighborhood at this time of year and try to find five signs of spring. On my walk in to campus this morning, I did the same thing:

1) Snowdrops blooming a bright white against the wet, dead leaves and grass
2) The bright green-and-gold of daffodil shoots poking above the surface
3) The vivid green, thinner shoots of what I think will be hyacinths
4) The renewal notice in my e-mail inbox for Major League Baseball Gameday Audio
5) Um. The fact that we only had snow flurries instead of heavy snowfall today?

The icon above is some of the fabric from the new quilt I started today...