SFR Early Signs of Summer

[RCF]

For me summer is coming early . For example:

Heard my first bullfrog tonight.
Rhodies are blooming early..
Ant swarms are more than usual.
Queen bees are out. Even a couple types I do not recognize.
Damsels are out and saw my first dragonfly of the seaspn.
Cottonwood snow storms are early.
Tree frog orchestra stopped early.
Have not heard any owl hoots for a couple of weeks.. Nesting?
Red wing blackbirds are chasing the local heron away from their nest. Fun to watch!

Everything seems early...

 

[Matt B]

Heard some barred owls last night.
But yeah, in summary, it’s pretty summery.

 

[Wayne Kohan]

There was a 1000 acre brush fire on the edge of town that threatened 150 homes. So yeah, early summer

 

[albula]

One of my favorite Clematis usually looks like this around mid June.

 

[Flymph]

Friend of ours posted a picture of "an unwanted visitor" which was a snake in his house. Turned out to be a bull snake bu still pretty "slithery" in one's living room. Even snakes need to find water in this drought stricken valley! Three wildfires already and thank goodness they were relatively small.