Spring has sprung!
Spring begins with the vernal equinox on March 20 at exactly 7:44 A.M. EDT.
The word equinox is derived from the Latin for “equal night” and is used now because the days and nights are of nearly equal length.
The vernal, or spring, equinox is the point at which the Sun appears to cross the celestial equator from south to north, signaling the beginning of nature's renewal in the Northern Hemisphere.
After the equinox, the Sun will appear higher and higher in the sky, and the days will grow longer. The tilt of Earth’s axis as it travels around the Sun causes the change of seasons.
In your area, you may find that March 20 does not have exactly the same number of hours for day and night. Why not?
Wind northeast or north at noon of the vernal equinox, no fine weather before midsummer.
If westerly or southwesterly, fine weather till midsummer.
I just know that all of you have been looking forward to this day for a LONG time, and as the bringer of both good and sometimes useless information...I am proud to tell you about it.
So now you can run barefoot through the grass (or snow), sit on the porch at dawn to drink your coffee, and play in the mud in your garden to your hearts content! After all, it IS Spring!
Now, let's have another cup of coffee, my friend!
21 comments:
Happy Spring HJ...hope you have the seeds ready and the ground is ready for ya! (you are still putting out a little something, right?...you know you should, lol)
*raising my mug to you*
Salut!
Morning Jim;
Got the seeds planted, and tomato plants are 10" tall.
Thanks for the link-learned some planting dates for Florida.
It's about damn time! I'm so tired of winter, real bad case of cabin fever. Now it just needs to warm up enough so I can get the garden started.
Aaah the first official day of spring is a beautiful sunny day! Eggs laid in the chicken coop this morning but a cool 25 degrees this morning! Oh well back to the 60 by next week.... Will be starting the garden seeds this weekend! Happy first day of spring Hermit........
Hey Momma...garden is already planted, and in fact, the tomatoes are already blooming! Thanks for the reminder, thopugh!
I appreciate you dropping by this morning!
Hey Tony...looks like our gardens are about the same. Can't wait until fresh veggies are part of the table!
Thanks for coming by!
Hey Eddie...I know what you mean about cabin fever...lot of that going around!
Hope the weather turns warmer for ya soon.
Thanks for the visit...
Hey Scout...fresh eggs for breakfast! Sounds too good to me! Glad to see the weather starting to go your way a bit!
Thanks for coming by, my friend!
Hey Andy...good to see you, my Highland friend! Thanks for the award, and I'll pop on over...
I appreciate you dropping by today!
I keep forgetting you're so far away HJ...for now, lol!
Blooming tomatoes!! My aren't you one lucky fella. You'll be munching on homegrown tomato slices way, way, way before us (dang chilly weather in MO).
Hey Momma...actually the garden belongs to the nephew (Cygnus) but is close enough to my house that I figure a little garden raid is forthcoming, if you know what I mean?
Hey, thanks again for the visit
Say...when ARE you two planning on coming to MO for a visit? I know you got waylaid on the equinox plans (good thing as rain and chilly temps are scheduled for the weekend anyway).
You and Cyg enjoy the garden...I have my pots all ready when the time comes!!
Just a little warm weather around here... is that too much to ask?
LOL! Thanks for posting about spring, HermitJim, since this will be my 6th summer in the Sonoran Desert of Arizona, I can look forward to 118 degrees, 2% humidity, and definetely NOT running barefoot anywhere! :-)
Hey Meadowlark...I'd sure send ya some gool old Texas Sring weather if I could! I have seen it as high as 90s in Feburary when I lived in Austin...
Thanks for stopping by!
Hey Coyote...can't say as I blame ya for that! That desert sand is hard on the feet, I reckon.
Say, how cold did it get this winter? Just curious...
Appreciate you dropping by, my friend!
Thanks for the good news Jim. Makes me feel better already.
Yay! Spring is here! How about another cup of mud (coffee, that is)? ;-)
--Nancy
...happy spring Jim,times they are a changing...
Hey Ken...they are indeed, my friend! That they are...!
Thyanks for dropping by,Ken.
I could not help but reflect, several times--WHILE AT WORK, IRONICALLY-- that I would have otherwise been in the Ozarks at this very hour camping, walking land, smiling...
Alas, I am doing the three in Houston.
Attitude. Point Of View.
Whatever.
Rod says it is what it is, and you know what-- It IS.
So, looked forward to the day, yes. it's here.
YYYESS!!!!
Hopefully it won't be that much longer...
Looking forward to some warmer weather & warmer ground. Kids greeted spring by growing cold germs. Got a lot of work to do around here - new place and all, but anything worthwhile always takes effort doesn't it?
Hey Stephanie...yeah, it does. Sorry to hear about the kids and their getting a cold.
Never seems to be a lack of work around the homestead, does it?
I certainly am glad you could drop by today!
Leah used to like "pickin eggs" at Gail's but sure didn't want to eat a "home made egg".
I have to go mow my yard but can't put out my seeds yet because we are expecting heavy frosts several nights this coming week.
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