Oh gawd Steve, you're terrible :)

We're glad to get into February. The days are visibly lengthening,and we draw the curtains at 5pm,not 4pm.

Saw some hazel catkins and pussy willow, plus a whole woodland full of lovely snowdrops, dainty British ones, not those giant foreign things. (I sound like Farage!)

This thread should now be called 'Spring is nearly here.'

             'February fill-dyke
          Be it black or be it white.'

(ie Precipitation, either in the form of snow or rain, will be sufficient to fill ditches.)