On the Cusp of Spring 2022

Tomorrow is the vernal equinox and spring begins in the Northern Hemisphere at 11:33 am Eastern Daylight Time.

But the weather has been giving us a sneak preview.  Where I live in the Southern Tier of New York, gardening zone 5b, we've been in the 60's and 70's F. Yesterday, our high was 72 F (22.2C) at our house. 

Spring bulbs are starting to poke out of the ground, although none of them are blooming yet.

But we had a small sneak preview of spring on Wednesday, in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, about four and a half hours by car.    On the campus of Gettysburg College, spouse and I saw flowers.

 

Daffodils.

More daffodils. 

There was also a forsythia just starting to open its buds (not pictured).

A lenten rose in an alley in downtown Gettysburg completed the spring show.

We are on the cusp.  Winter on one side, spring on the other.  The birds are singing and finding mates.  The sap is flowing in trees.  The weather changes almost daily.

Soon...soon...