Last week gave us a glimpse of what we hope is to come. For a couple of days, the sun shone and we even ventured out without coats.
Now, whether you prefer the meteorological or astronomical definition of spring is entirely up to you — but there could now be no argument — last Friday marked the beginning of astronomical spring. It is now, officially, spring.
By midweek, the sunshine had real warmth in it, enough to discard coats on our walks.
Last week was all about the strong winds, especially on Thursday. Nostell had to close for the day for safety reasons, but thankfully, I spotted the notice on Facebook, saving us from a wasted trip.
Even when the sun came out, its warmth was cancelled out by the bitterly cold wind. Most of the people we met on our walks looked like they’d only ventured out because their dogs insisted.
March marks the beginning of meteorological spring. This is the system used by forecasters, where the months of the year are divided so that each season consists of three full months. It keeps things simple.
On our walks recently, the paths had been drying out nicely, although after the latest rain, they are probably full of puddles again.
Of course, there is also astronomical (or vernal) spring, which this year begins on the 20th of March.
We had a bit of a respite in our weather. I can’t quite go as far as to say we haven’t had any rain, but we have had some whole precipitation-free days.
On one of our walks at Nostell, the puddles that had turned the pathways into obstacle courses had almost dried up. This was only a temporary phenomenon, as by Saturday the puddles were back.
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