There's a lot to love about springtime in Oklahoma. The weather warms up enough so you can enjoy the sun and 20 mph wind on a patio. It's fun to bring the whole family to the Festival of the Arts and enjoy paintings of dogs in martini glasses while you're waiting for the torrential rain to end. There's the excitement of hearing the first tornado siren of the year that isn't at noon on Saturday.
And don't forget how beautiful it looks. Lawns spurt bright green crab grass and clover, and the ragged limbs of trees harried by the previous winter's ice storms begin to bud again. But there are some downsides to the flora here, and the biggest one of all is the acursed Bradford Pear tree.