FLYING OBJECTS: A sure sign of spring is when the hummingbirds
return, and several readers have shared with us reports of their
first sightings of the season.

LeRoy Neubert of Wilcox spotted the birds Sunday around his
flowers, which prompted him to immediately put out his feeders, he
said.

The Andersons on Clarks Lane saw their first hummingbird
Tuesday.

A different kind of feathered creature was spotted by Shirley
Goodman, who lives near Byllye Lanes: “I saw a bald eagle Monday
evening soaring over Tuna Creek, and then it flew off south,” she
said.

“The sun was shining on it, and its head and tail just
glistened.”

Still under the category of flying objects, but more in the
“unidentified” group, was one reported to us by Martha and Mike
Madden.

“I was wondering if anyone had contacted you about three strange
lighted objects in the sky Sunday evening about 9:45 p.m.,” Martha
writes. “We were watching one when our son called us from Newnan,
Ga., and said they were watching three objects of the same
description. We looked up and found the other two.”

We’d be interested to know if any other readers saw these – or
have an explanation for this “heavenly” phenomenon.

METAL SPIDER: Anyone know anything about a giant metal spider
near Ellicottville, N.Y.? That’s the query sent to us by a reader
in Wilcox.

“Approximately 2 years ago, my husband and I had been over to
Pumpkinville for their annual celebration,” she writes. “We left
and went, we believe, (farther) into New York State for a ride.

“We saw a large metal ‘spider’ in the center of a park area
where there was also a gazebo. It was like a highway on one side,
the grassy area where the large ‘spider’ was, and possibly a street
on the other side.

“Could someone please help us to locate this ‘spider’ as we
would like for our grandchildren to see it.”

We’re sure some of our readers will be able to help us untangle
this web.

DANDELIONS: Determined to rid your lawn of dandelions? Remember
it’s much easier to pull them when the soil is damp. Mowing your
lawn too short or overwatering it will make it prone to weed
invasions. If all else fails, and you don’t want to go the
pesticide route, we hear that boiled-down vinegar applied directly
to the dandelion will kill it.