Springtime in Alaska

Here are my top ten signs of Spring in Fairbanks:
My brother gets allergy problems.
The "snowbirds" return so that they will get their Permanent Fund dividends by staying the requisite 6 months.
The dirt appears in the snowdrifts as they slowly melt down.
Snow tires get removed and piled next to houses.
The smell of barbecued meat wafts through the neighborhood.
On Clean Up day, the yellow bags stuffed with trash sit alongside the highway waiting for pickup with their friends, the old mattresses, tires, car parts, buckets, etc. that blew off of trucks.
The dumpster divers are out in full force at the dumpster sites, "recycling".
The cranes have arrived in Creamer's Field.  The geese and ducks have already left.
18 hours of daylight and going up.
Every weekend is a 5/10k run/walk for charity....every Saturday all summer long.