The differing signs of spring
Whenever I think about the month of March, the proverb “comes in like a lion and out like a lamb” is the first thing that ‘springs’ to mind. The first half of the month is the tail end of winter and can still be biting cold with heavy downpours and dare I say it, the occasional dusting of snow. But as we drift towards the end of March, spring arrives and along with it comes new growth in the flowerbeds, animals waking from their winter slumber and more sunshine and blue skies up above.
The spring equinox this year lands on March 20th. Astronomically speaking this marks the first day of spring in the Northern Hemisphere as the sun crosses over the equator line, heading north. After this date, the Northern Hemisphere begins to be tilted more toward the sun, resulting in increased daylight hours and warming temperatures (the opposite takes place in the Southern Hemisphere).
