Spring ephemerals, starting tomatoes indoors, the reason for the seasons!

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Click to find out.]( [2 days until spring begins]( [When is the next full moon?]( Question of the Day I have a sick bonsai tree and need help. – [Answer]( Puzzle of the Day What is that which everyone likes to have but wants to get rid of as soon as possible after he gets it? – [Answer]( Ye noble few! who here unbending stand Beneath life's pressure, yet bear up awhile, And what your bounded view, which only saw A little part, deem'd evil is no more: The storms of Wintry time will quickly pass, And one unbounded Spring encircle all. –James Thomson (1700–1748), The Seasons (1726) ☞ If you enjoy the Daily Almanac, [share with a friend](. ☜ [10 Spring Ephemerals: The First Wildflowers (image)]( [10 Spring Ephemerals: The First Wildflowers]( Go for a walk in the woods to see the first wildflowers! Called “spring ephemerals,” these tiny flowers emerge in early spring and disappear when the tree canopies fill out! 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