Apparently, there is a dutch saying about the weather in march, 'maart roert zijn staart' which means something like 'march has a sting in its tail'. It has certainly come true this year. The last weeks of winter saw some of the flowers blooming, gorgeous blossems on trees and new buds on the plants ~ spring officially started on the 21st March so these early signs of new life resulted in an anticipation that spring would be here soon. Then the first week of spring brought with it snow, sleet, hail, rain, strong winds, ... so basically, we got the works (sometimes all within minutes of each other!). For three or four mornings in a row we were waking up to a snow-covered backyard and a snow-covered street.

The sting at the end of march has been full of surprises!