ummm spring doesn’t mean days of constant sunshine and warmth that’s SUMMER, spring still has cold days and days of showers it always has.. it arrives in auckland so much sooner than october lol at least the beginning of september!

I always thought that the temperature followed the suns position by around 6 weeks meaning that 6 weeks after the longest day we experienced the warmest part of summer i.e. late January / early February and similarly in winter the coldest period was late July early August. It seems this is not the case and there is talk of spring already. Great!

yes! I think Spring is here already…my cat gets all hypo when the warmer weather starts! its also a lot lighter when you leave work… you get reminded that summer is coming!!

The ground is drying out nicely so it does feel like spring from that perspective as the paddocks are normally still slushy at the end of July- we have only had a few mm of rain in the last 10 days or so. Other years we can get a drying out by mid august but then it is often wet and muddy again after that. I wouldn’t like to say spring is here in North Auckland as the wind is still cold and it was 9 degrees here this morning which is still winter to me.

A fortnight to 3 weeks I reckon judging by the size and vitality of the buds on my apple trees.
Almost there but not yet.

I’m all for the animals frolicking and things blooming – cause it’s so pretty!
But if i hear one person say Spring is here when it is still technically winter I will potentially hulk out.
It’s a wee pet peeve of mine.

Here in Kawerau, the Tui has been into the blossom since the 22nd, spring bulbs are on the go, new spuds are up, and the grass needs another mowing. Generally spring arrives here between the 3rd week of July and the 1st week of August.

Not in Auckland,especially when we get into a rut of a pattern like this thats started,Every year whether warm or cold daffodils appear now,Spring arrives about October here,though we can get nice days when its not blowing at all times even in June