Friday, March 18, 2022

Spring Arrived Yesterday!

If there was a turning point in spring's arrival this year, yesterday was it.  The temperature hit 17°C and it was warm!  The snow just vanished, leaving the white stuff only in snowbanks and hollows.  A few comparison shots for you, all taken less than 24 hours apart, no further comments necessary I don't think.



It was an extreme and surprising 24 hours, and temperatures are back to 10° cooler this week, and down closer to freezing next week, but we will get there.  there are green shoots coming up in the garden too, already.  I think our heron was glad to say good riddance to being an ostrich!



17 comments:

  1. Take a deep breath of that warm air...it's really great to see the snow melt, isn't it?

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  2. It's spring down here, daffodil buds are up and our earliest crocus (apparently a very old variety that my grandparents had) are in bloom. All of our snow vanished in two days, even the snow in the woods. That doesn't mean that we may not have more snow, but ...

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  3. What a difference a day made!! We have yet to see anything close to 17 but one never knows. Maybe next week :)

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  4. What a difference. Doesn't take long once the temperature rises and the sun shines.

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  5. What a difference!
    Lovely photographs.

    All the best Jan

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  6. Yeah for spring!! or at least melting weather!

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  7. Plus 17 C will get rid of snow quickly.

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  8. The UK is apparently in for a sunny spell; daffs and crocuses are out - it is, after all, officially Spring...

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  9. I think the only plus to Winter is it makes us look forward to Spring. Spring is the light at the end of the tunnel, the sunshine after rain, and the blue skies after a storm. Yes, we sure did have a couple of great Spring-like days alright. And after 11:33 a.m. Sunday morning they won't be like Spring days....THEY WILL BE SPRING DAYS:)))))

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  10. Wow! The snow isn't disappearing nearly as quickly here but it is disappearing. Hooray!

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  11. It was grand down here too. I actually saw some Aconite blooming.

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  12. If there are shoots in our front garden, it will be quite awhile until they see the sun. But maybe I am being pessimistic.

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  13. March could still play tricks on us!

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  14. I have snowdrops in my garden, so it must be spring!

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  15. our weather has been very warm as well, into the 70's. mrs. fg will be busy in those gardens in no time. i hope you had a lovely weekend!!

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