First Signs of Spring

[Reynard]

That's an ornamental cherry. They flower well later than some of the other members of the prunus family.

 

[Accy cyclist]

It's Saint David's day today, which means the three months of winter, as in December, January and February are thankfully over and spring has arrived!

 

[raleighnut]

It's Saint David's day today, which means the three months of winter, as in December, January and February are thankfully over and spring has arrived!

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No the first day of spring is the equinox, day after my birthday.

 

[Accy cyclist]

No the first day of spring is the equinox, day after my birthday.

It depends on how you look at it. What date is your birthday?🤔

 

[Accy cyclist]

It depends on how you look at it. What date is your birthday?🤔

I've just looked it up @raleighnut No way does winter continue to the 20th of March! I've sunbathed in my shorts and nothing else in mid March! 🧐

 

[Punkawallah]

I've just looked it up @raleighnut No way does winter continue to the 20th of March! I've sunbathed in my shorts and nothing else in mid March! 🧐

Likely followed by snow, up here in the Wastelands of the North. My grandad always said we don’t get proper weather since 1959 - apparently due to Sputnik.

 

[raleighnut]

I've just looked it up @raleighnut No way does winter continue to the 20th of March! I've sunbathed in my shorts and nothing else in mid March! 🧐

Aye I used to take a Camping trip between my birthday and Easter, I've been walking in shorts and a T-shirt but woke up the next day with a foot of snow over the Tent.
My birthday is indeed the 19th and spring officially starts after the equinox...............always has done astrologically speaking

 

[VinSumRox]

Still waiting for the 1st daffs to flower here, the yew trees have been producing clouds of pollen so spring must be coming at some point.

 

[midlife]

First day of metrological spring today

 

[Alex321]

No the first day of spring is the equinox, day after my birthday.

There are multiple versions of "first day of Spring".

In the Northern hemisphere:

The meteorological first day of spring is the 1st of March.

The Astronomical Spring starts on the equinox (which varies between 19th 20th or 21st March, this year is 20th)

The Solar (Celtic) Spring starts on 1st February.

 

[Beebo]

My preferred season start dates are.
Spring March April May
Summer June July August
Autumn September October November
Winter December January February
I think they fit best with the weather and nature.
The equinoxes don’t really work for me.

 

[Accy cyclist]

I put some more daffodils on my dad's grave yesterday, intending to take those 4 week old ones at the front out of the flower holder but they are still looking ok, so I left them till the next time I visit his grave.😉

 

[dicko]

Spotted in Derby this morning five men in shorts and T shirts at different locations, popping home now to wake up my lawnmower.

 

[gbb]

I dont know the timescale between eggs being laid and hatched but saw a (what looked like) fresh shell, probably pigeons at the side of a track today.
That seems very early ?

 

[Webbo2]

I got buzzed by a bee this afternoon.