Interesting definition, galathea! That means my Swiss spring started on 28th Feb last year, when this QoS innocently supped speedwell nectar in the Rhône Valley:
I'm really hoping for something similar this coming Saturday, because I haven't seen a butterfly of any sort for three months now and it hurts.
Guy
Jack - your jokes remind me of the day I explained to my students how birds coped with the time change. To my shame, they believed everything I said.