Being such a nice day I had to get into the woods. No I didn't ride, but took my dogs for a 2.5 hour walk in Watchung around Surprise Lake (although I did see tire tracks). Very, very muddy but the leaves seemed to cover up a lot of the standing water. After the hike I was amazed to find a tick on my jeans and then while washing my white dog I found a loose one on him. I hate to think of the ones I missed on my black dog! My point is I cannot remember finding ticks until April or after spring officially starts. Anyone else found any? Are we in for a crazy tick spring because of the mild winter? I know many people feel my hatred for these guys as posted last Spring/Summer.