Ten signs of Spring... 10. The ground turns a lovely shade of mud. 9. The first songbird slams into your picture window. 8. The Snow melts and you can find your car again. 7. The mailman stops using his dogsled. 6. You finally find your cat's skeleton in the back yard. 5. Road hockey on ice skates is no longer possible. 4. The basement floods...as does the rest of the neighborhood. 3. The temperature gets so you can be cold and uncomfortably wet at the same time. 2. The Drool-sicle on your dogs tongue melts. 1. Downtown looks like Venice after a thunderstorm.