Next to a speed limit sign. A tree branch doing something I’d never seen before. To the right, I could see a great oak’s school-bus-long branch dip downward — where it had not just touched ...

THE CONDITION OF THE TREE: Large, old water oak trees commonly have rotten trunks ... Also, if you intend to plant tomatoes in your garden this spring, you need to get it done soon.

Spring is the season of growth, and as Michiganders say goodbye to snow, pollen is the next visitor. Here's more on the allergy season.