On 19/12/2010 22:05, John Hall wrote:
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On 2010-12-19, wrote:
Well, autumn started in August and winter in November this year, so
why not spring in February :-)
It sounds like England is moving to the Celtic calendar. Some of us
already think in terms of those dates. The Irish do, pretty universally,
even if most Welsh and Scottish people have forgotten it.

Adrian
Apparently in the Middle Ages, and perhaps later, February was regarded
as a spring month, because that was when crops were planted for the
coming year.

Because we have now had the cold weather that bulbs, etc, need to "feel"
to know that winter has passed, should we get milder weather in late
January / early February (as some forecasters have predicted) and it
raises the soil temperatures enough, we could actually have a
spectacularly early Spring.

With Easter so late in 2011, it could be tulips rather than daffodils
for "Mothering Sunday".

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