First Signs of Spring

[Drago]

Mr WD built a low fence around the pond Using sticks and a wicker effect.

He is Christopher Lee AICMFP!

 

[ColinJ]

If, we get a long spell of sub zero temperatures, would this probably kill off the plants and animals who have been fooled into thinking that spring has arrived?

I made that mistake once after a cycling holiday on the Costa Blanca in the first 2 weeks of March. I cycled in shorts for the whole holiday in temperatures of 15-25 C - hooray, spring had finally arrived!

As the plane back descended to Manchester airport though, I could see evil freezing fog swirling about in the gloom, and the distant Pennine hills covered in snow...

 

[biggs682]

First tulips in flower spotted on today's lunchtime stroll

 

[Accy cyclist]

I made that mistake once after a cycling holiday on the Costa Blanca in the first 2 weeks of March. I cycled in shorts for the whole holiday in temperatures of 15-25 C - hooray, spring had finally arrived!

As the plane back descended to Manchester airport though, I could see evil freezing fog swirling about in the gloom, and the distant Pennine hills covered in snow...

This is why I don't do 'foreign holidays' anymore. When flying back from Portugal after quite a few visits, you fly over the Bay of Biscay then as you head further up France the clouds appear, then when you reach the south coast of England the gloom appears, then when nearing Manchester it's totally depressing!! Ok, most holidays were taken in the Autumn, but I've flown back from a 'hot' climate to Manchester in July and it's been grey and miserable.

 

[Beebo]

Dwarf daffodils in bloom on my parkrun this morning

 

[biggs682]

Our snake head fritillaries are getting close

 

[Rezillo]

The rain is getting very slightly warmer.

Legend tells of a flaming orb in the sky that brings heat but I have yet to see it.

 

[Flick of the Elbow]

The first of the garden daffodils is now in flower, spring has now arrived !

 

[Gillstay]

Grouse chicks out on the high Pennines.

 

[cyberknight]

got colder .. check
freezing fog .. check
arthritis playing up .. check
definitely spring weather

 

[stephec]

Grouse chicks out on the high Pennines.

Had something like that do a kamikaze on me last week as I headed west towards Alston on the A686, luckily it was just inside the 30mph section of a little village so there was plenty of time to stop.

 

[stephec]

He is Christopher Lee AICMFP!

Do you reckon the dragon was Britt Ekland? 😉

 

[Flick of the Elbow]

Saw my first lambs of the year this morning, yes I know, probably months after they have appeared down south.

 

[Brandane]

The rain is getting less cold, the wind has dropped to 40 mph, and the extra daylight means we can see the rain bouncing off the windows for longer. Yep; definitely spring. Can't wait for summer. I wonder what day it will be this year?

 

[Alex321]

The rain is getting less cold, the wind has dropped to 40 mph, and the extra daylight means we can see the rain bouncing off the windows for longer. Yep; definitely spring. Can't wait for summer. I wonder what day it will be this year?

5th of May. I have made a decision