Top 10 signs it’s spring in New Hampshire (with apologies to and thanks for the wonderful David Letterman):

10. My wife suggested it’s time to take off the flannel shirt I put on in December.

9. A dandelion and my mailbox suddenly appeared out of the ice pack.

8. The truck finally got washed — just minutes before sloshing through a muddy road.

7. The nighttime low temperature finally exceeded the daytime high temperature for the last three months.

6. Ski resort owners are no longer smiling.

5. Four different companies sent notices that it’s time to clean my wood stove.

4. The tee-shirt I wore so much last year apparently shrank during the winter.

3. A friend down in Florida called to ask about a visit to New Hampshire this summer.

2. Another friend in Alabama called to ask about a visit to New Hampshire this summer.

1. It no longer gets dark while I’m eating lunch.