If you look closely, some of those spring “puddles” are teaming with life this time of year. Vernal pools – seasonal pools classified as a unique type of wetland – fill with rain and thawing snow to ...

Eveleia Otto plays in a puddle Wednesday, March 20, in downtown Nisswa. Wednesday afternoon marked the vernal equinox, otherwise known as the first day of spring. Puddles are abundant in the area as ...

Spring is here, bringing with it rain, mud, bugs, birds, frogs, flowers and the joy of rediscovering long, leisurely hours outside. These new picture books capture the delight of unpredictable weather ...

Don’t play in puddles … don’t step in the mud … don’t get dirty – not a chance. “This is one time you can feel like you’re misbehaving and doing the right thing at the same time,” Andy Niekamp said ...

FARGO — What's that I hear? The sounds of birds chirping and squirrels playing in the trees? The squelchy crunch of melting pebbles of semi-frozen snowy ice beneath sparkling new puddle boots means ...

After a winter that felt endless — remember bone-numbing -35 in December and blizzards that closed highways and delivered packed snow mountains — people and animals alike are eager to emerge as ...

The slushy, sloppy signs of spring are showing up across Waterloo Region this week, and that's forcing people to find creative ways to get around the puddles. Freelance cameraman Mark Rozitis shot ...