Spring is Sprung (slowly)

After getting used to New York where winter usually ends in early April followed by mud season, a rapid increase in temperature and everything seeming to turn summer green in about a week it is interesting to be somewhere where everything seems to happen in slow motion. We have had spectacular daffodils for weeks now, each day over that period a few more bushes and latterly trees are beginning to green up and the sun is a little warmer but on the whole most days top out at 12°C and we get the usual cloudy days with periods of sun (though pretty dry this year).

Another big difference is the length of the days. It's less than 3 weeks since we changed to summer time and already it'll be light till 8.30 on a bright day.