FabSwingers.com forum: Is this spring

By *og-Man OP Man
over a year ago

somewhere

Arguments online as to the official start of spring

Do you count it as today or March 1st

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Spring for me is March, April & May

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By *scouple07Couple
over a year ago

louth, Ireland

1st March is spring

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I've had enough of winter so I'm officially starting spring early. Id rather an extra month of spring than take this as the last month of winter

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Heating still on full whack so dare I say it still winter

So I’ll go with 1st March

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By *oo32Man
over a year ago

tipperary

A lot of folks still count st Bridget's day as the start of spring,

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By *s LollyWoman
over a year ago

The pub then supermacs ...

To me spring is Feb,Mar and Apr...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I've had enough of winter so I'm officially starting spring early. Id rather an extra month of spring than take this as the last month of winter "

Same here! Daffodils peeking through and birds flirting thats good enough for me. Have that winter... Spring is here

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Spring is April

Summer is May

Autumn is August/September

The rest is a misty blur

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By *elle xWoman
over a year ago

Doire Theas

For me it’s St Brigids day spring is 1st March

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By *eralt80Man
over a year ago

cork

March, April, May - wet with a little sunshine

June, July, August - wet with a bit more sunshine

September, October, November - wet with a bit less sunshine

December, January, February- wet, cold and very little sunshine

It’s basically all the same

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By *oghunter33Woman
over a year ago

on the hill NordWest of

I wish it would start today but February is a winter month imo and the temperatures confirm this. It's the Celtic calendar that says spring starts today, probably to lift peoples mood as Irish winter is just depressing.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"March, April, May - wet with a little sunshine

June, July, August - wet with a bit more sunshine

September, October, November - wet with a bit less sunshine

December, January, February- wet, cold and very little sunshine

It’s basically all the same

LoL

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By *ealitybitesMan
over a year ago

Belfast

It's the first day of the rest of your life.

We don't need labels

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By *elle xWoman
over a year ago

Doire Theas

"March, April, May - wet with a little sunshine

June, July, August - wet with a bit more sunshine

September, October, November - wet with a bit less sunshine

December, January, February- wet, cold and very little sunshine

It’s basically all the same

Have a creme egg

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Whenever I see the first swallows its springtime to me

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By *ealitybitesMan
over a year ago

Belfast

"Whenever I see the first swallows its springtime to me

And if it spits it's still winter?

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By *eralt80Man
over a year ago

cork

"March, April, May - wet with a little sunshine and creme eggs

June, July, August - wet with a bit more sunshine

September, October, November - wet with a bit less sunshine

December, January, February- wet, cold and very little sunshine

It’s basically all the same

Have a creme egg

Done

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By *ustBoWoman
over a year ago

Somewhere in Co. Down

"To me spring is Feb,Mar and Apr...

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By *eralt80Man
over a year ago

cork

Should we wait and ask Punxsutawney Phil for the answer

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By *oserMan
over a year ago

where the wild roses grow

February 1st for me

On the Gaelic calendar, spring or Earrach, starts on St Brigid's Day on February 1st.

Meteorological Spring in Ireland 1st of March to 31st of May.

Astronomical Spring in Ireland 20th of March to 20th of Jun

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By *rmrs1234Couple
over a year ago

Waterford

Imbolc today until sundown tomorrow. start of spring today.

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By *og-Man OP Man
over a year ago

somewhere

"Whenever I see the first swallows its springtime to me

And if it spits it's still winter? "

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By *aid backMan
over a year ago

by a lake with my rod out

Spring Feb march April

Summer may June July

Autumn August September October

Winter November December January

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Spring for me starts in March...

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By *eecee2727Man
over a year ago

seaside

"Spring for me starts in March...

Some people just want to watch the world burn...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"March, April, May - wet with a little sunshine

June, July, August - wet with a bit more sunshine

September, October, November - wet with a bit less sunshine

December, January, February- wet, cold and very little sunshine

It’s basically all the same

100%

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I found this on the internet and it makes sense:

MIDSUMMERS day (the middle of summer) is the summer solstice, which is around June 21st.

Each season lasts for 3 months, so if June the 21st is the middle of the summer season, then spring begins 1.5 seasons earlier than that date.

1.5 seasons = 4.5 months.

So by this logic, spring would begin in a week or so.

I'm gonna go with the Gaelic calender and say Earrach, spring is beginning now.

Personal opinions may vary, especially for those living on the north west coast!!

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By *-ManMan
over a year ago

Kark

"I found this on the internet and it makes sense:

MIDSUMMERS day (the middle of summer) is the summer solstice, which is around June 21st.

Each season lasts for 3 months, so if June the 21st is the middle of the summer season, then spring begins 1.5 seasons earlier than that date.

1.5 seasons = 4.5 months.

So by this logic, spring would begin in a week or so.

I'm gonna go with the Gaelic calender and say Earrach, spring is beginning now.

Personal opinions may vary, especially for those living on the north west coast!!"

I disagree, 21th of June is the 1st day of summer which is why the old saying "days get longer in the summer and shorter in the winter" is wrong, it's actually the opposite, days get shorter in the summer and longer in the winter.

So the 21th of March is the the first day of spring

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By *scouple07Couple
over a year ago

louth, Ireland

"For me it’s St Brigids day spring is 1st March

St Davids Day for us Welsh

Mr Gs

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Anois teacht an Earraigh beidh an lá dúl chun shíneadh, Is tar éis na féil Bríde ardóigh mé mo sheol."

Antaine Ó Raifteirí (1784-1835)

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Not until the clocks change really

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Not until the clocks change really

Christ Kaizer that's 8 weeks away!!

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By *og-Man OP Man
over a year ago

somewhere

"Not until the clocks change really

Christ Kaizer that's 8 weeks away!!"

Its only 2 lockdowns

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By *j47Man
over a year ago

limerick

Theres a fine stretch to the evenings already

Tis spring soon there will be lambs in the fields

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By *entleman PoliteMan
over a year ago

Mars

21st of March. It goes with the Sun.

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By *igBlondeDommeWoman
over a year ago

middle of nowhere

Its what ever you want it to be.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Its what ever you want it to be. "

Well I wish it could be Christmas, everydayay

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Theres a fine stretch to the evenings already

Tis spring soon there will be lambs in the fields "

And daffodils, that's the definition of spring

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Not until the clocks change really

Christ Kaizer that's 8 weeks away!!"

What's a week?!

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By *oo32Man
over a year ago

tipperary

"Theres a fine stretch to the evenings already

Tis spring soon there will be lambs in the fields

And daffodils, that's the definition of spring"

Snowdrops too,they are out for the last week

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"1st March is spring"

Agree

And only when there are snow drops in dundalk

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By *og-Man OP Man
over a year ago

somewhere

"Theres a fine stretch to the evenings already

Tis spring soon there will be lambs in the fields

And daffodils, that's the definition of spring"

I'll be putting up pictures of both when it happens

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Calendar spring will begin on March 21st. I can see daffodils and other early spring flowers blooming so why not to call it early spring even if it is still winter

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By *dfabMan
over a year ago

Dunboyne

Well for the last few year we seem to get 2wks of Summer towards the end of March so it's all up in the air really

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By *ichael McCarthyMan
over a year ago

Lucan

Since we live in Ireland it is Spring. The season of spring according to our calendar is February, March, April.

From a meteorological point of view it may not be spring like but that's a different issue.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Just been outside

Daffofils breaking through...mild...birds furiously shagging and building hangouts...

Feels like spring

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"It's the first day of the rest of your life.

We don't need labels

Ah but you have already labelled yourself here and the _ealitybites in this world there are labels that's the reality.

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By *ustBoWoman
over a year ago

Somewhere in Co. Down

"It's the first day of the rest of your life.

We don't need labels

Ah but you have already labelled yourself here and the _ealitybites in this world there are labels that's the reality. "

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"March, April, May - wet with a little sunshine

June, July, August - wet with a bit more sunshine

September, October, November - wet with a bit less sunshine

December, January, February- wet, cold and very little sunshine

It’s basically all the same

Lol this is how i understood the seasons and yes not much differences over all once out of winter months.

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