‘Everything’s yellow’ and more ways to know spring is here in Alabama

You don’t need a calendar to know that spring has officially arrived in Alabama. All you have to do is view the light dusting of yellow that seems to be covering anything and everything outdoors.

Of course, while all the pollen is the most noticeable sign of spring in our state, it isn’t the only one.

This is Alabama recently asked its followers to finish this sentence, “You know it’s spring in Alabama when..,” and the hundreds of responses made it clear that spring has arrived.

You can read some of the replies below, and you can read all of them on the This is Alabama Facebook page.

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“When you’re driving by a pine forest and there’s a thick yellow fog filling the air.” — Michael Reynolds

“My gunmetal grey car is yellow every morning.” — Alice Von Valor

“(Interstate) 65 South is backed up with beach goers!” — Darlene Robinett Carrigan

“When the red buds and wisteria start to bloom.” — Spencer S Crowley

“When the carpenter bees come out.” — Natalie Cham

“When the sight of James Spann shedding his jacket becomes more riveting than the Chippendale Dancers!” — Tammy Keenum Jackson

“Coats in morning, flip flops in afternoon.” — Celia Chapman Anthony

“When the wasps try to make a nest in your doorway.” — Kim Hutchison

“Even the pollen has pollen on top of it.” — David Coker

“When you have every season in one day.” — Phillip Murphy

“When everyone starts showing up at Gulf Shores.” — Carroll Gilliam

Spring Break in Gulf Shores, 2018 — Spring breakers, vacationers and locals at Gulf Shores Public Beach in Gulf Shores in 2018.

“You use the A/C and the heat in the same day.” — Margie Adams

“When the crickets start creaking!” — Gloria Stoudemire

“The turkeys are gobbling!” — Donna Walker

“When, from my house, I can hear the baseball bats ‘pinging’ at the ballfields’!” — Kate Asbury Larkin

“The snakes return!” — Louise Hammock

The best everywhere The top festivals in each of Alabama’s 67 counties — An Eastern diamondback rattlesnake. (Joe Songer).BN FTP

“When you rethink the statement, ‘Spring is my favorite time of year!‘” — Donna Cochran