Most definitley Spring. I'm in Cornwall, Uk and our daffodils have beenout for weks, the tulips are out, snowdrops and croci are nearly over. Cowslips have been out for weeks and I'm just hoping there ar going to be enough for may day! There is budburst on most of the trees and I have baby newts in the pond. Yesterday I planted out the delphiniums, hollyhocks and lupins in the herbaceous border and my seeds are showing in the seed trays.   We always are weeks ahead of the rest of the UK. My first returning newt was january 2nd and I had frogspawn at the end of January. Have a look at the Uk phenology website. They have interactive maps of how things are progressing across the Uk. I'm now going to make myself some well earned coffee and go and bask in the sun in the garden. All the windows in the house are open to let the fresh air in and the front door is wide open and the top of the stable door.