Forget Jonquils, spring flowers, etc.
The true sign that spring has sprung is the sprouting of the fire ant mounds
My bruised hand
Thorny issue. This multiflora rose had encroached on the mowed path. The mother plant was 10 feet (3 m) tall and 20 feet (6 m) in diameter. The base was located on the other side of the fence in a thicket of dogwood. #ouch