2025 Spring Treasure Hunt!

Spring has sprung, and we're hosting a vernal treasure hunt in celebration!

The object of the game is to solve our clues (in verse!) and go to the LibraryThing page each clue is talking about.

Go HERE for the hunt.

You have a little less than two weeks—until Wednesday April 30th at 11:59pm EST—to find all of the seedlings that we've hidden around the site and add them to your patch.

Use this thread to brag, ask for and give hints, etc.

We'll be awarding profile badges to anyone who finds at least two seedlings, and anyone who finds all 12 will be entered into a drawing for some LibraryThing swag.

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I got seven on a quick run through. Several others I have ideas of how to look for.

Well that was easy! I got them all except #9 quickly, using only LT and Talpa search and not having to resort to Google at all. I finally got #9 by thinking of all the general tips and reminders we get for every treasure hunt.

Got all but the last #12. I was pretty sure I knew it, but no seedling. Please help.

The first one took me on a combining detour for the series.

I am also stuck on #12, and stuck on #9 as well--if anyone could provide some hints, I'd appreciate it!

>4 Micheller7: >6 imagists: For #9, although the clue suggests singular, the answer is plural.

For #12, I used Talpa search for “depression cleaning.”

I had some issues with #1 - reached it via tag mash but it didn't register, went into the series and clicked back to the title and got the banner for it.

Still working on #9, tried tags and classifications and CK and works and scientific names, will keep trying variations.

In case it saves anyone some frustration, I’ve observed that links to works can have two different forms, with or without the title embedded, depending on how you get there, e.g.,

https://www.librarything.com/work/22558593/t/Spring
or
https://www.librarything.com/work/22558593/

It was my experience that only the first form, with the title, works to get the seedling. (And no, that title isn’t the answer to any of the clues!)

Any chance someone could poke at the page's code to adjust the width of the clues? On my screen (narrow/mobile), they're only the width of "Seedling" which is making it tricky to read, with only one or two words each line.

(I switched to desktop view and it changes from a narrow column of clues to a nice grid, but that is still hard to read, with the zoom-scrolling around, alas.)

>7 Charon07: Thank you very much. I had a hard time getting to Talpa. Did find it in a very convoluted way. What is the normal path? Anyway I did the search as you suggested. I tried all the results (several I had already tried) but got no seedlings. What more can I try?

Any clues for #11? I am probably overthinking it but none of the ones the clue makes me think of seems to work...

>11 Micheller7: I usually get to Talpa from “More” in the top menu bar, then scroll down the page a little to find the link to Talpa Search. The Talpa Search link back to LT for a given work doesn’t have the embedded title that I mentioned in >9 Charon07:, so you may have better success just noting the title you want to try and then searching for it on LT directly.

>12 AnnieMod: #11 is a book featuring a critter from the clue

ETA: a more specific clue a named rabbit

I'm stuck on #8. I've learned a lot about flora of Maine while searching, but no luck so far.

>14 SandraArdnas: D'oh (The first one helped. I was looking for a tag. Thanks!

>15 SandraArdnas: #8 you are looking for a generic word, not a specific species. And the name in the clue helps you start looking.

>17 AnnieMod: No luck. Tried everything I could think of from most generic like flora, to less generic like herb/s, medicinal herbs/plants, mushrooms, ferns, flowers, wild flowers and who knows what else

ETA: Just to make sure I'm looking in the right place, we're looking for a tag

>18 SandraArdnas: no, not a tag! :)

>18 SandraArdnas: #8 Nope. Start with the name in the clue. Find the author that way. The title will be obvious

PS: Kinda funny that you are having the exact same issue with this one that I had with the one you helped me with above.

>19 keristars: Doh, thanks. Finally got it. Looking in the wrong place all that time, not even sure why I was fixated on it.

>20 AnnieMod: On the positive side, I know much more about Maine flora now :D I've browsed through all the wildflowers and medicinal herbs while searching in the wrong place

>22 SandraArdnas: I'm very glad I found that one quickly, because I know if I hadn't, there would be too many wildflower and nature books joining my wishlist! I'm a sap for them, ever since The Art of Beatrix Potter got me hooked.

>13 Charon07: thanks for the path to Talpa. However, I just learned that there is a limit on free searches, so that option is fading rapidly. I am still left with needing a clue for number 12, as your advice did not yield any seedlings. Help!

I had to use clues, but I found all but #11. I'm sure I know who I am looking for, but no such luck with the books. Help anyone?

>7 Charon07: Thank you very much--these were excellent hints, and things that hadn't occurred to me! And thank you for your post below about the different forms of links--I had the right answer before I asked here, but it was at a shorter URL, so I followed a link on that page to another page, then followed a link on *that* page to what seemed like the same right answer, but it was a longer URL and got my seedling.

Still stuck on #1.

>27 cmbohn: I googled many terms in this clue. The first line was the charm!

>24 Micheller7: Try the search I suggested in >7 Charon07: except as a tagmash.

HECK yeah i was just thinking it's been a while since the last hunt

>29 Charon07: I tied that with no luck.

Never mind, I got them all for the first time ever!

>31 Micheller7: honestly, I just searched cleaning and scrolled through the works until i spotted a likely candidate - it was the first one I saw with an appropriate title.

>33 keristars: I had clicked on the correct title quite a few times with no seedlings. This time it worked. The only difference I can think of is I found it through a search on books, rather than through tags and tagmashes and Talpa search.

LT people - search in Talpa and click on the correct title. No seedling appears, so something is definitely wrong with how this is programmed.

The good news is now I have them all. So a big thank you.

>34 Micheller7: See >9 Charon07: for an explanation why this is happening. :)

Thanks for the hunt. This was a fun way to spend a Friday morning. I got them all without any clues, which is the first time in ages, possibly ever.

>7 Charon07: Thank you very much! Those two were eluding me...

I've found all except #7. I'm probably missing something very obvious there...

Yay, a hunt! 🥳 It took some googling, but I found them all. Thanks!

Got them all now. Something interesting - #1 line 3 isn't strikethrough although the rest of the clue is (and all the others).

Also noted the issues with Talpa searches & titles but clicking on the author and then back to the title from the list worked.

I think I had the most trouble with the US-specific nature clues.

Got all 12 very quickly. Great hunt as always thank you librarything xx happy Easter

Well, I got 9 out of 12 seedlings before coming here - the most I've got on my first go, I believe.

Consolidated hints so far and (updated) General Strategies are in the LT Treasure Hunt group.

>23 keristars: Not to be a facilitator, but do you know there are two works with that same name? I own both and they are worth acquiring for the compleatist.
Emily Zach in 2016, and Leslie Linder in 1955, revised in 1972.

>39 Maddz: #9 being especially confusing for birders!

I’m stuck on #7. It’s a month, yeah. But where is that sprout on LT?

BTW, some of my favorite books of all time are clued here.
#3 is old, but delightful and there is a faithfully rendered film of it as well.
#12 is a fun read.
#1 is kind of an obsession. I just last month bought three copies of the complete collection, one for me and one each for my daughters, as they love them too. We even have tiny collectibles of the characters.
I’m a nut for Beatrix Potter as well.

Well, this is a first for me - I was trying to get #1 and I tried a few different ways....and I haven't gotten it yet because I was wrong overall. But, I got #11 (without even looking at it yet) due to my bad/good guess.

>44 2wonderY: #7 What sort of page would you be looking for? Remember, if you do a search you can look down the lert menu to see where that search has results.
It's a tag.

>35 AnnieMod: thanks. I had seen that but did not quite understand it, although I certainly found it to be true. I have written separately to Abigail because it should not work this way.

>42 2wonderY: Oh dear, I was not paying attention! oh no, now I want the older book, too! :D

It was the newer one I meant - I was lucky enough to get a copy though Early Reviewers. I have a beautiful Complete Tales book from childhood in the same size hardcover, and they sit together on my art books shelf.

There's something so nice and cozy about being able to curl up in the armchair and page through them. I really am awfully tempted to try to get a copy of the one in the clue!

>48 keristars: I kinda guessed that😊
You would love the collection of books referenced in the first clue too.

>5 2wonderY: I've been on a few combining rabbit holes during these hunts. Never for the correct answer though.

>45 Sean191: Me too; at least I got a seedling even if it wasn't the one I was hoping for.

>49 2wonderY: I've already forgotten what that one was, but i do remember thinking I need to get the book for my collection, it's true!

(ah, I've found it again! Brambly Hedge is the series mentioned, if anyone else is terribly stuck.)

>50 humouress: i always enjoy doing similarly!
I've just given Kate Furbish's author page some love, since it was so empty. Perhaps the added CK will help someone, too.

>47 Micheller7: The issue here is that the url will be different, depending on how you access the work page. Conceptdawg (Chris) believes he has a solution, which will go live shortly. Hopefully this will resolve the issue.

This may be the same issue CH is already working on, but for all the answers that are works, I get the banner on the work page, but they don't show up on the hunt main page (last banner on the work page says I have found 12 of 12, but the main page shows only 5).

ETA: It doesn't seem to matter which version of the URL I get, or which way I get to the work page.

I got them all but have an issue with #1, #5, and #12 not showing the strike through on the treasure hunt clue page. It says I have 9 seedlings when I've definitely found all 12 of them. Refreshing the page does not seem to help, any suggestions? Thanks for another fun hunt!

>54 erinclark: Did you get the message on the banner saying you found the seedling?

Is there a problem with the Seedling page (where your hunt results display) today? Last night when I saw the hunt, I found 9 of the seedlings. I came back this afternoon to look for the rest, and I found two of them. I have 2 pages with a banner showing "You now have 10 out of 12 seedlings" and "You now have 11 out of 12 seedlings" but when I click on "Check on your patch of seedlings", it still says I have 9 seedlings, and the two I just found are not crossed off. Reloading that page does not resolve the problem. What is going on?

ETA: I was writing this up and apparently >53 JBD1: and >54 erinclark: reported the same problem while I was writing my description.

>55 PawsforThought: Yes, on the found page the banner says I have 12 seedings. On the clue page it says I have 9.

I have the same issue as >53 JBD1:, >54 erinclark:, and >57 erinclark:. When I locate the page, it says I have 11 of 12 seedlings. On the clue page it only shows 8 seedlings. None of the ones I found today have been updated.

Mine's not updating either. It shows I only have 2, when it's previously said I had 6 after I hit them.

Looks like a lot of us are having this problem. My clue page says seven found, but banner on a hunt page says ten.

>28 Micheller7: Thanks. All done!

I'm not getting credit for any of my seedlings on the main page. The banner gives me the correct number.

>1 AbigailAdams26: I have only been on this site for a little while so I am very proud of myself for finding 10/12! I wouldn't mind a hint for #2 and #5

I, like several others, have an incorrect display of number of seedlings on the hunt page (3 for me, when I've found 8 thus far; it was accurate, then dropped down to 2, but did update after I found seedling #9), but I wanted to add - if I go back to the pages for seedlings I've already found, it shows me the banner, saying "You found a seedling! You now have 8 out of 12 seedlings." (It does not however make that register on the hunt page.) And it will display the banner every time I go to the appropriate page(s).

Looks like it’s not updating for me either! Got everything except 9 which I wouldn’t mind a hint on, I feel like I’m so close but no cigar.

>65 IslandSaoirse: Oh I found 9 hint: it is not a work

>65 IslandSaoirse: Me too. Incorrect display of number of seedlings on the hunt page.

>56 atozgrl: I have something similar. I’ve found all of them. I can go back and look at the banner for one of the found ones, and it says:
“You found a seedling! You now have 12 out of 12 seedlings. Check on your patch of seedlings.

Then when I look back at the count of seedlings, it says that I’ve found 5 seedlings.

So, kinda odd.

Still, I always look forward to a new treasure hunt.

Thank you for a delightful game.

>66 Lady_Melee: I was searching for American Robin in tags and in classifications for Robin doh! This was easier than I thought

I have incorrect display of the number of seeding, I think there is a bug in this hunt

>63 Lady_Melee: If I remember correctly, #2 is a tag.
#5 is a famous classic book.

Nope. Can't get my hunt page to update. It says three while I've actually got seven, so far. And now I'm getting confused on which I have or haven't done. Leaving it until tomorrow, I think.

Edited to add, >9 Charon07: doesn't work for me—it doesn't matter which way I put the URL.

>72 alaudacorax: Ditto. The seedling notification bar is telling me I have two, but the hunt page is saying zero.

>72 alaudacorax: Yeah, Hunt page is still telling me seven but banner on page tells me I'm up to 11 now. Time to wait and see whats what

I have 13(?) out of 12 after I found seedling#12 and received a banner (You found a seedling! You now have 13 out of 12 seedlings. Check on your patch of seedlings), but seedling #12 does not show as being crossed out on the Treasure Hunt page. Instead, it shows this message (You have 11 seedlings.) I guess I'll check later to see if it appears, and if my total returns to 12 of 12.

It does not show any of the seedling for me, even though I found a several so far. It is still “nothing found” but I am sure I received a banner each time I solved.😞

“Seedlings found” record keeping and clue strikeouts were all working fine up through my 7th seedling find. Now, no matter if I try re-entering the found books all in a consecutive run or refreshing the page after each re-find, the “found ‘X’ seedlings!” when landing on the correct page isn’t sticking/staying.
I tried giving it an overnight and returning to it the next day as well but that hasn’t worked either.
If I re-enter the finds consecutively the banner will temporarily show that I found 9 but still only 7 seedling “finds” will actually permanently record as found. I am wondering now if I might have found some other clues but the “found” record keeping ‘thing’ didn’t record and I might have been searching quickly and didn’t see the brief notation change in the banner.
I hope my description is understandable.

Has anyone reported this in the Bug Collectors group?

Yup ... me too.
I got the banner on each one (I keep a paper/pencil list when I work these).

The seedling patch page was updating / striking through just fine. Then suddenly no strike-through for # 10. I thought maybe I hadn't actually clicked on the right page, so I tried it again ... got the banner on the page telling me I'd found a seedling, but the main hunt page did NOT show a strike through.

I thought it might be a caching issue, so I continued with the rest of the search. I got a banner telling me I'd found a seedling on each correct page I hit, but when I went to my seedling patch to see my progress, ALL the strike-throughs for any of the answers that are works have been deleted, and now it says I have only 5 seedlings!

I'm also having the issue, specifically with seedling 11. It's not showing up even though I figured it out and see that I earned the seedling when I go to the correct page.

I'm having the same problem. The banner on the pages now shows 10, but only 3 on the hunt page. I cannot keep track of what I have or have not found (which two!) so I'm going to just quit here... since I've at least earned that wee badge. :/

I found #11 but no credit on the hunt page.

>78 humouress: Just did

>79ff Yeah....this glitch sort of takes the fun out the hunt. I have found 7, and will quit now.

As many have already stated- I have all 12; but

1 - 3 - 5 - 8 - 10 - 11 - 12 dont get crossed through or receive a seedling.

Otherwise, I truly enjoyed the fact that I was able to succeed so easily. With current health concerns I had found the last hunt fairly impossible.

>83 elorin: Thanks!

Bug report: Spring Treasure Hunt errors.

>57 erinclark: Just came across this as well, for #10. Got the top of the page banner for finding it, but still not crossed out on the clue page

>53 JBD1: I'm having the same issues as well...

>54 erinclark: same here!

>55 PawsforThought: I get the message that I found the seedling, but it's not showing the strike through on the clue page.

>75 closer: lol 13/12?? you're definitely gonna win the merch now

fun hunt and got em all!

i know it's been said but maybe it helps to share that on my clue page there are some riddles not marked solved: 1, 3, 5, 8, 10, and 12

>7 Charon07: nice tip for #12, that was what i needed. Talpa is so cool i should use it more

I am apparently having the same issues as others here. I have found 12 seedlings, but my page shows that I have found only 5. I got the confirmation banners at the top of the page, but they are not showing up as "found" on my Treasure Hunt page. I tried reloading the page and also logged out and then back in.

>94 LadyoftheLodge: Yes, I have found #10 several times, but it is not counted on the Treasure Hunt page.

I'm seeing the same problem. It appears to be any clue that is solved with a book title. It shows a "found" banner with the correct count, but does not update on the hunt page. If the answer is a tag or author, it tallies correctly.

I am having the same problem with number 10 not being marked as solved on the quiz page.

>13 Charon07: I have Talpa bookmarked on my PC - https://www.talpasearch.com/

>1 AbigailAdams26: just need to figure out #2 & #4 now. Having a hard time with these, got all the rest.

>99 Blueeyedpaigey: Those are both tags.
That should be enough, but if it isn't: #2 is crocus. #4 is spring.

>95 rgurskey:

I’m having the same problem: My last seedling has brought me up to 11 out of 12, but on the Hunt page it looks like I have 3 to go. It didn’t credit for #11 and #12. Help!

(I have screenshots - with no spoilers - but don’t know how to include images here…)

>101 aileverte: A lot of people are having this problem.

It is Easter Sunday. I'm sure it will be quickly fixed once people are back in the office, but today people are busy with church and family.

Me too. 8 seedlings so far, but only 4 showing on the page.

The hint in >7 Charon07: absolutely does not work. The banner when I revisit pages is still showing 10 out of 12 found, regardless of title embedding or no, and the search page is still showing 3. It let me have 6, 7, and 9. I tried "close LT and come back the next day" but that didn't help.

>104 muumi:
You must be talking about >9 Charon07:, not 7. And yes you are right about this does not work. This title isn’t the answer to any of the clues. It let me have 6, 7, and 9, as well as 2 and 4, but nothing else. Other members have the same problem as we are posting the last 30 comments…

What I understand is that the clues #1, 3, 5, 8, 10, 11 and 12 don't get crossed through or receive a seedling even though we find them (and get the banner across the top).

>105 Yamanekotei: My #3 is crossed through.

>104 muumi: >105 Yamanekotei: I should now point out that LT staff made a change. See >52 AbigailAdams26:. I believe that’s what introduced the new problem that some correct page are no longer registering. I have no doubt that after the holiday weekend the problem will be addressed.

I clicked on my last one and got a message that I had 12 out of 12 seedlings, but when I "Check on my patch of seedlings" I'm told I have only 5 and only 5 little plants show. All the rest are ?s. I've tried refreshing and I've tried using a different browser. Am I the only one with the problem? Maybe I need to reboot. Thanks for a very fun Easter egg hunt! I really enjoyed it! Such a fun site!!!

>108 njcur: This has been happening to me too, throughout the day.

Just to add another data point: I have all 12, the treasure hunt page shows that, and all the clues are (for me) correctly struck through. I didn't keep notes of whether the banners showed correctly, but I don't remember noticing any anomalies. MacBook Pro M2, Sequoia 15.3.2, Safari version 18.2.1, if any of that matters.

>110 haydninvienna: If you finished the hunt before LT made the change mentioned by >107 Charon07:, your results are probably fine. The ones I found before then show correctly, the three I found after the change do not display on the treasure hunt page even though I got banners on the work pages.

I just started this morning and getting a banner but no seedling.

I just started this morning and getting a banner but no seedling.

>113 mnleona: my guess is that you found one of the seedlings that are a work? (rather than lists / tag / whatever).

LT staff are hunting for this hunting bug :-)
https://www.librarything.com/topic/370233

Hi all: sorry for the issues over the weekend! It looks like the fix we put in on Friday has backfired. The developers will look at this today, and hopefully get it sorted out!

Thank you for a great team that puts together these challenges. I have my seedlings now. Appreciate it.

>115 AbigailAdams26: Thanks! All my seedlings are now showing on the hunt page.

Thanks for fixing / updating the found seedlings code.
I cannot imagine the efforts it takes to make one of the hunts happen.
Many kudos to the hunt team for a bit of intellectual entertainment.

>116 mnleona: >117 BookConcierge: >118 Nodecaf:

That's great! Lucy reports that this should be fixed: https://www.librarything.com/topic/370233#n8820293

I am so grateful the glitch was fixed! I can’t believe how long it took me as I kept looking up the same ones I thought I solved! I was starting to go crazy. On a positive note I found that there are many books about bunnies and rabbits!

I am having trouble with #5 and #7. I feel like I know what the answer should be, but I'm having trouble matching that up with anything. Any hints?

>121 ballet7439: Just got #5. Someone above said it was a classic book. On a total whim... thinking of traveling, I thought of the only book with stories from lot of travelers. Think REALLY old, maybe not even in modern English

>121 ballet7439: #7 is the first thing that comes to mind when you read the clue (if you are stuck on where to look for that thing: what kind of pages in LT exist where you can see books about a topic/concept/something else?). Don't overthink it on either count - it is really obvious (especially when you finally get it).

I'm only trying to do the hunt, but the sitewide search is so slow it is telling me to go write a book while I wait . . . don't see any site-wide announcement but checked my internet speed and it doesn't seem to be that. I also tried logging out and logging back in.
Is there a site-wide problem with search right now?
Will go away for now and come back later but hate to keep trying to search for spring-related things and getting stuck

>124 LucindaLibri: LT has had a problem with overloaded servers for a while and as a lot of people have today off, it wouldn’t surprise me if there is a higher-than-usual user load.

I'm stumped on numbers 6 and 9. I've tried nearly everything for 9 but can't determine where the clue might be located.

>126 TsarinaTyna: On #6 - LT has a feature that produces a new list every month. Find it, then find the one referenced in that clue (and this is not even a spoiler - this clue is basically telling you where to look exactly but let's be nice and hide the hint).

>126 TsarinaTyna: On #9, see >7 Charon07: (and to say it in a different way: you are probably in the right place, just add an s at the end of that page and see what happens despite the clue hinting to a singular)

Woohoo! All fixed! Y'all are the BEST! Thank you again for all you do to make these fabulous hunts happen. Really made my day!

>128 AnnieMod: Thank you! I would have bet that I had done that already, but apparently, I had not! I think I had pluralized it when I was more specific than just the general name.

>127 AnnieMod: You're the greatest. I read the clue over and over and was still looking in the wrong place. You told me the above and suddenly I realized my error and ... viola! Thank you!!

Any advice on #3? It's the only one I have left and I'm having a massive brain fart on it

>132 JK6113: It takes place mostly in San Salvatore, Italy.

I’m stuck on #6. I understand there’s a list somewhere but I can’t find that either.

ETA nevermind. I figured it out.

>128 AnnieMod: Thanks.

>8 Aquila: Aquila, thank you for the hint for #1. I came to "Talk" to see if anyone had an issue as I was confident in my choice of answer but couldn't get it to register.

LT folks: Congratulations on your good work fixing the issues and thanks for another interesting and educational (educational = adding to TBR list, in this case) collection of puzzles!

>122 mahsdad: I've been trying all day to get number 5 and this clue finally helped me know exactly what to look for!! Thank you

>138 Jessinikkip: Glad to help! ;)

Wow - never in my life have I gotten all twelve of a treasure hunt without trolling for clues! Either I'm getting smarter or this one was easy - and I'm very sure the former isn't true. ;)

>122 mahsdad: Perfect! I found it. I wasn't thinking back quite far enough. :)

>123 AnnieMod: Thank you for this, but clearly I am missing it. I know I am going to feel foolish in not finding this. haha

>142 ballet7439: #7 Let's try again. From the clue: "The first month of a season" - when is the first spring day officially? And in LT, topics are often indicated by tags. So find the tag that matches the clue.

Don't overthink it. :)

Done! Thanks for all the hints. I definitely needed help on: #1 and #12
Happy Spring! and Happy Earth Day!

All done, and much quicker than usual. The seedling theme was right up my street.

Thanks Abigail et al! Also conceptDawg’s paintings much appreciated.

Ah, I hadn't realized that tag pages could be the flag 😅. I was really stumped by those last few!

This is my first treasure hunt, and I'm absolutely lost. Got #5 easily, but every single other one has been a grind. For the life of me, I can't get #9, even when reading through all the hints. Though, for full disclosure, I just discovered that tags are a thing, but I have no idea how to use them. People who say to "use the tags" have already lost me.

Can anyone give me some hints/tips on how these scavenger hunts work, or what practices I can employ to have better success? I think I'm missing something pretty basic. I'm missing #2, #4, #6, #7, and #9.

Thank you!

>147 ClassicalLibraryGuy: General explanation/hint: When you search for a book, look at the left menu on the result page. See the different categories there? Authors, Common Knowledge, tags and so on? When searching for something that is not a book you start the usual way - start with the search field. But once you land on the result page, you can navigate to these other categories to get results based on that and not based on book titles.

Still mucking around with #12, last one I need.

>147 ClassicalLibraryGuy: This thread has some general tips and strategies for the treasure hunts: https://www.librarything.com/topic/353338

>149 Cariola: someone suggested talpa for depression/cleaning ...but you can just tag mash the terms. i used other terms, but tag mashed them as well.

>133 2wonderY: thank you!! Got it!

>150 Charon07: That's awesome, thank you for sharing!

>148 AnnieMod: Whoa! I had no idea. Very cool, thank you!

>122 mahsdad: If people are having trouble with #5, another hint in addition to this (Comment #122) is that the first line of the riddle is also part of the work's prologue - it's just worded slightly differently.

Wow, the first Treasure Hunt I've solved. Feeling very chuffed.

>155 EllaBella88: Thank you. That is one I had not tried.

Finished and want to thank those who gave hints.
Love the drawing and thanks to the LT team for all they do.

Was able to get them all! thanks to everyone who gave hints! #2 was the last one I couldn't get but with enough googling I found it. A helpful hint: it's not a common flower name. Try searching the colors all in one search

>159 Lichnlemonade: #2 was the first one I got because it is such a common spring flower. One of the first in my garden every year. I guess that depends on where you live and what flowers you know.

I was quite stuck on #9 and #12. Gave up and came here and spotted >7 Charon07:.

What can I say on #9? Such an embarrassing, almighty face-palm moment!!! And I'd been quite baffled by it. SSSSSSSSS!

I'm a bit dubious at what the answer to #12 has to do with spring. Seems a bit tenuous to me.

It was good fun though. As always. Thanks LibraryThing!

>161 alaudacorax:

Incidentally, while searching for #12 I came upon quite a number of online sites about 'ten must-read books' on spring cleaning. Ten books? Each one 'must-read'? Really? That means you have to read ten books, surely? Do these people know how much spring cleaning you could do in the time it would take you to read ten books?

Anyway, you only need one book on spring cleaning: The Wind in the Willows. Mole had the answer.

I am struggling with #2

>160 MarthaJeanne: I knew the flower, took me forever to remember its English name :)

It turns out I had found it but didn't see the alert message. So I was just continuing to guess spring flowers smh.

Hi, I'm having trouble finding the last seedling for #12.
I have read all the hints for this riddle and I still haven't gotten it.
I don't know what I should search to find the answer to this.

Any additional hints?

>166 annaBethChase32: If you search "cleaning" then scroll down the results, you will find a title that matches the theme of the clue. It's about halfway down the page and the first one to show up that could be related.

>166 annaBethChase32: Really MORE than a hint The title begins: How to Keep...

>162 alaudacorax: Yes!

I am having trouble with number 2. Can anyone help me?

Never mind I found number 2! I am done!

Consolidated hints updated to this point in the Treasure Hunts group.

>143 AnnieMod: Yep, I feel dumb. I had the wrong month *facepalm*

>174 ballet7439: Don't worry - I did the same at the start, then smacked my head when my brain finally connected the dots of the clue. thus me mentioning the first day of the season in the hint above - thinking about that is how I figured out I am in the wrong month

I have all but 1 and 12 so far; my seedlings look quite symmetrical.

I am finished! Thanks to hints on this thread I was able to get #2 and #12. Thanks to conceptDawg for the lovely drawing.

Managed to finish a lot quicker than usual
Thank you for another great treasure hunt

Woo woo! I've finished the hunt. Although, weirdly, the last one I got (number 1) is crossed out except for the third line.

Thanks for the hunt, the art and the hints!

>179 humouress: "(number 1) is crossed out except for the third line." Several people have commented on that. It's that way for me, too.

>169 BookConcierge: Thank you!!

>168 keristars: thank you as well!

I was so stuck on # 5!
So glad the seedling bug was eradicated.
GOOD hunt and a big thank you to the hunt-makers!

Ohhh, I was sidelined for two weeks with a detached retina (no tv, reading, or online + keep my head face-down) until today. Not sure if I'll take time for this, as online is hardest on my one good eye (still can't see out of the other one).

>184 LibraryCin: Sorry for that! I hope you recover soon! You could download the clue page as a pdf and do it later but I don't know how you would determine whether you found the correct answers.

Best wishes, k4k

>185 krazy4katz: Thank you! Maybe I'll just make an attempt at a couple of them on the last day if my eye will allow me the few extra minutes!

I've been busy and didn't see this right away, but I managed to get all the seedlings. (With a little help!)

Thanks for another fun treasure hunt!

>186 LibraryCin: Good luck. Hope you get at least 2 of them.

Topsy-turvy though some of the clues are for those of us in the Southern Hemisphere, it was a fun hunt, thank you.

>175 AnnieMod: ❤️

This is the worst I've done in one of these in forever! I had enough for a badge but I came back for a last minute swing through the clues and honestly, I found the answer to #12 not half a metre from me on my desk. buried under months of detritus and mess! Needless to say it's not working!

>191 justjim: Nearly spit my coffee out ... LOL

>191 justjim: It’s a good book; but some of us are just hopeless.

The change that has made the most effect on my mess management recently is hosting a book group every week.

I can't tell if I just have the answers wrong or my seedlings just aren't germinating but I can't get any seedlings to pop up??

MONDO SPOILER WARNING - I have put the authors I think for the first two (rather than actual title) with a spoiler so DON'T click if you are still searching as they are NOT hints

Q1/A written by Barklem?

Q3/A written by von Arnim?

Of course I could be looking at the wrong books by these authors but I think not, can someone who has the answers already indicate if I should keep looking or if its a 'No Seedlings' issue?

I've used two or three methods to get to the same books and tried refreshing the page but nada??

It's just there no point wasting my time if its not working but I am happy to keep searching if I am just plain wrong....

***Sorry, as pointed out by sharp observers that should of been Q's 1 & 3 not 1 & 2 as originally posted...

>194 Littlemissbashful: I agree with your second author (I can't remember the first one) but I'm afraid that the hunt is over, which is probably why you're not getting seedlings.

>199 MarthaJeanne: Oh - it was the third answer.

Ignore me, I just realised I found this quiz too late? So depressing....

I wish it still popped up with the announcement bar at the top when a quiz was on but that hasn't been happening for some time...

Can't believe I've missed it, I'm on here most days but didn't think to scroll down and check for a quiz *sigh*

can't delete...

>195 humouress: ...yes thank you, I just spotted that! (My mistake)

>194 Littlemissbashful: 2 was not a work.

>188 mnleona: Happy to say I got 6 of them. I did the ones that I figured out on one read-through and didn't take time to check hints. I left it at that.

>196 Littlemissbashful: feel that, i missed the hunt before this one (valentine's maybe?) and just happened to read the newsletter for April and saw the hunt mentioned there. tbh i should read the newsletter more because there's a lot of cool stuff

but otherwise i've used the LT Treasure Hunts Group to see the past hunts, i think the pride hunt is next in June

it'd be cool if you could opt into reminders each month there's a hunt, kinda like how for Early Reviewers you get a DM when it opens/closes. i also have a feeling that'd be a lot of added work for AbigailAdams26 lol

>200 LibraryCin: I am glad to hear you did so good.

>200 LibraryCin: Congratulations! That is great. I hope your eye is recovering well from the surgery.

Thank you. I still am looking through a watery (gas bubble) mess, but I know it just takes time before it will clear up. In the meantime it's also lots of eye drops and pills!

Hi All! The 2025 Spring Treasure Hunt has now ended. Thank you to all who participated!

We had 1,467 players for this hunt, and 959 players finding at least five clues. The average number of clues found was eight.

Our randomly selected winners for the hunt are:

clrichm
yuki_n
Squeeakers
amuskopf
thereseg

Winners: I will be messaging you about your mailing addresses, so we can get your prizes sent out to you!

Participants who found at least two seedlings: Please be aware that badges are awarded manually, and may not appear in your badges for some time.

Regarding the banner: the developers are still aware of the ongoing problems with the banner's appearance, and the fact that dismissing it once sometimes seems to dismiss it forever, despite the member's wishes/preferences. The issue is on the list of things to be looked at, although I have no timeline to give on a resolution.