It is another warm, sunny day along the Colorado Front Range but this one is special. The first dandelions of the season are scattered across the "lawns" of our Littleton farm.
Despised by most suburbanites who contact their local "lawn master" once they appear, these Eurasian immigrants are relished by cottontails and some humans. In my case, I welcome them as non-native wildflowers that produce a beautiful display when allowed to spread. Indeed, within a couple of weeks, carpets of yellow dandelions, mixed with swaths of purple mustard, will adorn the farm.
These hardy wildflowers are a bit late this year, kept in check by recent cold nights. But now that they have appeared, two days before our next expected snowfall, it actually looks like spring!
