Spring is still making slow progress here... But today I noticed these tiny green leaves on a garden hedge I passed on a walk to the main post office (some 15-20 minutes away) to post a parcel for someone's big birthday towards the end of the month.
When I got back home and looked at my calendar again, I realised that in my head, I had somehow been a week ahead of myself, and needn't have posted that parcel until next week. Ah well... Better too early than too late, I suppose!(?)
"Better three hours too soon than a minute too late"
(Shakespeare, the Merry Wives of Windsor)
"Early is on time, on time is late, and late is unacceptable"
(Origin unknown)
Whether spring is early or late here this year, compared to "normal", I'm not really sure. They say that meteorologically, "spring" arrived already at the end of February - but it hasn't felt like it in nature. When I look back at photos from last year, we had magnolias and cherry blossoms in bloom in early April. This year, I still haven't seen any trees in bloom.
The seasons are weird here too, we had a very mild Summer that really didn't eventuate to anything.
ReplyDeleteI love those quotes. I'd always sooner be far too early than late. I am much further south than you and spring has definitely arrived here. There are magnolias, cherry trees and lilac trees in full bloom everywhere.
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