Did this year’s March replicate that old saying about coming in like a lion and leaving like a lamb or vice versa?

Nope! March didn’t really work that way although it did come in like a lamb: this sunny picture was March 1.

Then the hellebores started showing us that spring was definitely on the way.

Towards the middle of March we experienced a lot of blustery wind conditions and some rain – could that have been the lion?

If it was, spring’s arrival nevertheless …

… continued merrily along.

The marmots awakened …

… the trees started budding and blooming …

… and then the daffodils arrived.

The blustery days came and went …

… and eventually began to settle out.

Certainly the robins thought so. They overwinter here, so another great spring sign was to see them digging for worms and other crawlies.

In the end, March came in like a lamb and then left like a lamb although we did get some lionish roaring in the middle!

And for those of you who like jokes and pranks, Happy April Fools day.