Saturday 20 March 2010

Spring is here again


Spring is just round the corner... when does spring officially start this year?
One of the annual consequences of the arrival of spring is the changing of time, the so called Summer Daylight Saving. Every year, the last Sunday in March we set our clocks one hour forward, remember: "Spring forward, fall back." So in spring, an hour forward, in autumn or fall we go an hour back. Pay a visit to this pretty website to find more information.
Listen to this podcast explaining the origins of the tradition. Is everybody happy with this decision? What did the Romans use to do way back in the old times? Here you can read the transcript of the recording if you have any doubts.
After listening to the podcast watch this BBC video about the possibility of having BST (British Summer Time) all year round, is it a popular idea?
Why not share with us what spring means to you?