Photos - The season is triggered

The incredible process of cellular generation into leaves, vine, and grapes has begun. Glory!

There's a trigger no human understands. Perhaps it's the temperatures, or the amount of sunlight, or a time-instilled genetic signal that flips the switch at exactly the right time. Something tells the vine to generate growth, leaves, tiny and fragile, and the point from which the plant will create it's new season.

By March 24, the temps are rising and the buds are confident. It's time to break. It happens very fast. Apparently comatose one week, then change, slight at first.