Spring Today ?

[mikey4444]

I'm a bit late rising this morning, so this may have been mentioned already.

Isn't it the first day of Spring today....Vernal Equinox and all that ?

[Tilly2]

Yes, it is, according to my diary.

[B00]

Aye, according to the news this morning it is yeah. However, looking at the grey, dingy weather out me window you'd never guess that it is :-(

[mikey4444]

I forgot to add....its ruddy cold and pouring down here in South Wales !

[B00]

Yeah it is here in NW Lancs too.

mini Boo went off to school without her coat as it's 'not cool', silly *** will be drenched by time she gets there- good!

[Tilly2]

Grey, overcast and very windy in Bedfordshire.

However, my garden is full of daffodils, violets, primroses, cowslips, hyacinths and.......one bluebell, so far.

[Jackdaw33]

Clocks go forward on Sunday.

[Tilly2]

Up earlier, next Monday then.

[Arksided]

Cold wet and miserable up here in West Yorkshire, thankfully I don't have to be anywhere today.

[ummmm]

It's lovely here in Northants. It's a bit dull and overcast but nice and warm.

[chiaroscuro]

Spring is sprung
The grass is riz
I wonder where the birdie is
The birdie is upon the wing
No, that's absurd
The wing is on the bird

[pastafreak]

It's foul here in the glorious westcountry....haha!
Blowy,drizzly,cold...definitely a duvet Monday.
But I've got too much stuff to do...:-(

[Tilly2]

I've got to go out every day this week. I hope it brightens up a bit.

[Islay]

It is beautiful here today

[mikey4444]

Boo....I have a niece like that....never wears a coat, because it isn't "cool" She won't wear one even when its freezing, let alone pouring down.

She is, how do I phrase it, "full of breast" and everything is on display and not covered up as well as her Uncle would like !

I have told that she faces getting chilblains in her chesty bits, but to no avail. She will, under sufferance, use a very small umbrella.

As you say....daft cow ! Why are women so bloody vain ?

[maggiebee]

Beautiful sunny day here in Dundee. Washing flapping on the line in the gentle breeze. Hope this weather lasts.

[murraymints]

cold wet with sunny spells here...snow tomorrow ?

[mikey4444]

Maggie....just looked at the weather for Dundee and its looks pretty good for the rest of this week.

[emmie]

clocks go forward 26th March so that seems more appropriate. but yes its the first day of spring, with cloudy and cool weather.

[New Judge]

"Vernal Equinox and all that ?"

A not-so-straightforward topic, Mikey.

Today is indeed the Spring Equinox. At 10:29am today the Sun (which appears to move daily from the south to north of the sky between December 21st and June 21st) crossed the “Celestial Equator” (an imaginary line above the Earth’s equator). If you lived on the Equator, tomorrow the Sun would appear to be in the northern half of the sky where it will remain until September 21st (or thereabouts) when it will appear to move back to the southern half of the sky. But the term “equinox” (referring to equal day and night) does not apply to today. The period between sunrise and sunset today is 12h 10m 48s. The nearest the length of the day got to 12 hours was on March 17th when it was 11h 58m 53s. On March 18th it was 12h 02m 52s. At the moment the length of the day is increasing by almost 4 minutes daily. This rate of increase will diminish towards the longest day. These numbers are relevant to London. In the summer days are longer the farther away from the Equator you travel.

I told you it was not straightforward but I really must try to get out more now that the evenings are becoming longer. :-)

[Old_Geezer]

Has to be Spring. We've had refreshing spring showers pelting down all day to prove it.