Is it Spring ?

[Penny Less]

Horses seem to think so, really been playing up the last week. Its been unseasonably mild here.

 

[Pearlsasinger]

I was just looking at our hanging baskets this afternoon, they still have plants flowering in them.

 

[HBB]

It certainly feels like it, grass is visibly growing in my paddocks.

 

[poiuytrewq]

I was poo picking this afternoon and the poo had flies on it! Surely that’s not usual in Dec/January!
There’s also still midges around if I ride by the river. I definitely look forward to winter to avoid those little sods!

 

[splashgirl45]

my garden thinks so. i have a hebe which is now in full flower....its supposed to get colder later this week so hope my little hebe copes...

 

[little_critter]

My grass is growing, I saw 2 flowering daffodils on Sunday and my pony is moulting. I told pony she’s going to need that fluff in a few days when it’s forecast to drop to freezing.

 

[buddylove]

Now you've jinxed it!! It will be 6ft of snow in March again!!!

 

[MrsMozart]

Flowers are starting to poke through in the front garden, and the back is gearing up for its usual wilderness status.

 

[paddi22]

yeah was it not the same last year. I remember grass shooting up in feb and then it just turned arctic till end of april. Im half expecting the same again

 

[Wheels]

My daffodils think it is, no flowers on them yet but a decent stalk length. There's loads of trees in the garden pushing leaves

 

[bluebear]

It's been unusually mild. I have grass shooting up in front garden already and still midges around here too ☹️. But I am expecting much the same as last year snow in march/April ☹️

 

[SEL]

We've got minus 7 forecasted for Thurs / Fri night which will be a bit of a shock!

 

[Berpisc]

It is not entirely unusual to be a bit mild at this time of year, then it bites back later in January/Feb.
I am just hoping we don't get such a horrible march like last year

 

[limestonelil]

Noticed midges this morning and a lovely stand of snowdrops in the garden. Never seen them in flower like this new year's day. And hairy pony is shedding too.

 

[Tiddlypom]

I mowed the lawn two days ago.

 

[Berpisc]

Will you come and do mine Tiddlypom?

 

[Tiddlypom]

Haha, I'm not quite that keen, though I do love the scent of freshly cut grass!

I was guilt tripped into doing it as the mower is booked in for its annual service soon. I thought that I may as well get it a bit muddy seeing as it will all be stripped down and cleaned shortly. More grass came off than I expected, about a third of a full summer cut.