Welcome to our first nature corner! We want to know – what are you seeing out there as the season turns? Send us a note on our text line or use the Add Context box at the bottom of this piece and we'll include you in the next one.

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Otters have just been spotted in Bassett Creek a few blocks from Utepils. -Janna Hottinger

The very first harbinger of Spring is the tiny Snowdrop flower blooming next to Lake Harriet Peace Garden! -Megan O’Hara

Scylla are starting to bloom. But a better picture will be in 10 days or so when the hillside is solid blue. -Donald Willeke

On my walk around Lake Harriet today. Saw 2 muskrats 2 pairs of wood ducks and most exciting 2 loons. Both calling out with their haunting cry. -Den Nordstrum, daily Lake Harriet walker

The sun’s out! -Ann Gibson 

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-Ethan Komoroski