24 March 2010

First day of Spring!

Today is 20th March and officially the first day of Spring. Unfortunately no one told the weather as it is currently raining and Spring is all about bright blue skies.

I was completely surprised to discover in my twenties that the first day of Spring in Europe was 20th March and not 1st March. As an Australian, I had always understood that the seasons changed with the first day of each quarter.

I took this photo of a chestnut tree in the Jardin du Luxembourg last week, desperately searching for signs of green shoots.

1 comments:

Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial said...

It can't be far off - it's getting cooler here! :)

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