How early was your spring?

How early was your spring? 


With climate change upon us the seasons are definitely shifting. Spring is being noted to be coming earlier and earlier each year. Well this year was a slight exception, as we had a very cold February and March, which held things back from coming too early. Daffodils are a good indicator as they are so noticeable and they are common around the whole country. My Father recently commented that they were rarely up by my birthday - 27th March when I was very young, of course we regularly hsee them by mid march or earlier nowerdays.
Living in Wales as I do, we are very aware of St David's day, which is March 1st and many people celebrate the saint by wearing the daffodil on that day. There is big industry in the channel isles supplying cut flowers for just such occasions, as of course there are never daffs in Wales that early in the year, until recently when they have been more and more noticeable even as early as March 1st. But not this year, so i am choosing to take that as a positive!