Sunday, March 11, 2007

Spring is coming…

One of the first flowers to bloom in spring is the so called "Dutch crocus". Although it is still not spring yet but the daylight is getting longer with sunset now at around 7pm. In two weeks time the clock will be reversed by an hour prolonging the day light by an additonal hour into the evening.

Spring starts when the average day temperature rises permanently above 5 degC to even high temperatures in the afternoon. Today maximum temperature was 14 degC and you start to realize that its coming to good period weather when lots of people starts to go outside.

The prolonged light is good for the beginning of the so-called growth period for the early spring plants such as crocus and willows. The time of new live goes on through spring with colourful tulips start being prominent on the background everywhere you go in Holland

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