Swing Into Spring

Tis that time of year again: just as the Northern Hemisphere (NH) year is “closing in” to autumn, with all its colour, followed by winter (yes, indeed-y, “winter is coming” for NH folk) we are starting the swing into spring.

Although last Wednesday, rather than any business of future arrival, the temperature gauge suggested summer was well and truly here!

Since then, the weather has generally reverted to vernal, while remaining mild where I live, but everywhere I look we’re well into spring, esp...