The vernal equinox occurred March 19 and local plant and wildlife is already showing signs it is ready for spring. In top photo, freed from the ice, chorus frogs could be heard at a small pond inside Stony Creek Metropark last week. In the lower left photo, tulips have begun to poke their way up in a Shelby Township garden. The bottom right photo shows swollen buds on a maple tree near Washington Township’s Octagon House. (Photos by Larry Sobczak)
