Early Spring?

I noticed a lot of these flowering pear trees blooming around town

Which is nice but this doesn't usually happen in SoCal for another month or so.

So will there be an early spring for the northern hemisphere?  We'll have to wait and see.    Take a look at your local trees and bushes for signs of spring.  Keep an eye out for south swells!

Now for something different.

Following is Peter Coyote reading a part of Shunryu Suzuki's book "Zen Mind, Beginners Mind" on YouTube.  I prefer the book actually but you may not.