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Which is your favourite month?

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chickenlegs Sat 11-Mar-17 17:50:59

Mine has always been March. Today is warm enough to open the patio doors for the first time. The frogs are croaking in the pond and there is the first pod of frogspawn. I heard the first blackbird singing. And of course, all the spring bulbs are looking glorious.

All this is a taste of summer to come. My heart lifts and I feel young again.

Ankers Sat 11-Mar-17 18:17:16

Probably July.

August seems to be a bit of a let down, weatherwise, nowadays.

tanith Sat 11-Mar-17 18:39:25

Mine is also July just love the warmer weather and July is when we often take an early holiday before the schools break up.

pollyperkins Sat 11-Mar-17 18:44:21

April! Spring flowers, sunshine, Easter holidays, my birthday!

Chewbacca Sat 11-Mar-17 18:58:58

Late September. Those bright, clear, sunny days when the sky is the deepest, clearest blue and the leaves on the trees are beginning to turn to reds and golds. The weather is often just warm enough to get out and about with just a light jacket on. Hedgerows are beginning to show their blackberries, elderberries, sloes and cob nuts. And the best bit is that amazing smell, early in the morning when you first go outdoors and can smell slightly warmed damp earth and the dew on the grass looks like carpets of diamonds. I love early autumn, even the misty grey ethereal days. Worth waiting 9 months for!

hildajenniJ Sat 11-Mar-17 19:23:48

April. The earth is beginning to warm and new life is emerging. Lambs in the fields, the first of the summer birds returning from their winter homes. Spring flowers in the fields and garden, buttercups, daisies and dandelions. It's also the month of my wedding anniversary.
"Oh to be in England now that April's there".

Cherrytree59 Sat 11-Mar-17 19:37:16

April.
Cherry blossom, spring garden
Birds singing
And this year my favourite time of year...
Easter is my birthday weekend! grin

Maggymay Sat 11-Mar-17 19:44:13

May the days are long and here in the south west we usually have some sunny weather.
The trees and shrubs are full of blossom and the garden looks so beautiful.

Anniebach Sat 11-Mar-17 19:44:53

May, often a lovely warm month, start of summer

kittylester Sat 11-Mar-17 19:45:33

Whichever one we are currently in! I love the changes of the seasons.

merlotgran Sat 11-Mar-17 20:05:09

June, when the garden is looking great and there is still plenty of summer ahead.

rosesarered Sat 11-Mar-17 20:07:10

May, definitely, warm weather with the promise of Summer to come.

rosesarered Sat 11-Mar-17 20:08:04

....May blossom out everywhere and bluebells.smile

Greyduster Sat 11-Mar-17 20:20:41

May here too! The light, and the vividness of the colours of the landscape are at their best in May. It is my favourite fishing month too, when trout are really switched on to the fly life in the rivers and lakes! Bring it on!

grannypiper Sun 12-Mar-17 07:12:23

I am with you chickenlegs March feels like we are coming out of hibernation, only yesterday i saw a neighbour who i haven't seen since December. The village is coming back to life it seems

DanniRae Sun 12-Mar-17 08:23:05

April for me with all the promise of what is to come. Lovely photo hilda!!

PRINTMISS Sun 12-Mar-17 09:04:22

I like December, when the Christmas lights start to go up, and you can pass houses with their curtains still open and see the cosiness inside, plus of course the excitement of Father Christmas, and remembering all those friends with whom you have been out of touch, and insist on sending you Christmas cards.

harrigran Sun 12-Mar-17 09:32:51

October, season of mists and mellow fruitfulness. We were married in October and spent our honeymoon in the lakes, the autumn colours were glorious.

TerriBull Sun 12-Mar-17 10:18:18

I'd probably opt for May because it's all in front of us, the summer that is and my first child was born in May. I like some of December the twinkling lights, our local town really went for the German Christmas market with lots of stalls, a big Christmas tree outside the bank and the main church in the market square looked wonderful inside, all in all it was quite magical. I also think September early Autumn can be very nice, although not as good as being poised to look forward to the summer rather than leaving it behind and I don't like the shorter days and darker nights. Gloomy sad

JackyB Sun 12-Mar-17 10:24:35

September is mine - for the same reasons as Chewbacca gives. Last year's September was a bit of a let-down though. If that happens again, I may change my preference to March, as it's such a lovely day today and the birds are getting more vociferous.

Anya Sun 12-Mar-17 11:04:20

June

gettingonabit Sun 12-Mar-17 11:31:39

August. There's something calm about it. It's often cool, wet and damp, which I like!

Where I live, the traffic is bad and August traffic is much lighter due to school holidays.

Parklife1 Sun 12-Mar-17 14:50:10

June because of the light evenings, long days and colour in the garden.

jusnoneed Sun 12-Mar-17 15:29:44

October, the worst of any hot weather we ever get is over (hate the heat) and the colours are changing to beautiful reds/oranges/yellows. Nights drawing in, work in the garden starting to come to an end.

rafichagran Sun 12-Mar-17 17:22:45

Cannot decide between April and December.