Thu., March 20, 2014 Spring has sprung! Drops of Life----A BUTTERCUP (RANUNCULUS) IS MAGNIFIED AND MULTIPLIED THROUGH RAINDROPS. SPRING RAIN'S RESURRECT THIS COLORFUL WILDFLOWER EACH YEAR SUCH AS THIS ONE ON THE GROUNDS OF TURNBULL NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE. PHOTO BY BRIAN PLONKA/THE SPOKESMAN-REVIEW (The Spokesman-Review) X Facebook Reddit Spring has officially sprung! Today, March 20, is the spring equinox. See more about it here. Posted March 20, 2014, 11:03 a.m.