According to astronomers, last Thursday was the first day of spring. By the way, did you know that an anagram of the word “astronomer” is “moon starer.” Use the letters in the word and you’ll see that ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sugar snap peas is one type of pea that farmers markets and groceries in the coming weeks of spring. (Paul Barrett/For the Times ...

The moment we have been waiting for throughout those cold winter months we spent cuddled up to our canine children under ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Spring officially starts at 11:09 PM on March 19th but we haven't had to wait for Spring temperatures to return to South Carolina. Four out of the last seven days of February, high ...

FILE - Flowers bloom in St James's Park after a rain shower in London, Feb. 22, 2024. Earth has exceeded global heat records in February, according to the European ...

RICHMOND — Has my vegetable garden overdosed on nitrogen? Probably not, since that yucky, mucky space has nothing planted yet in this spring of no spring. Some years, the onion plants are marching in ...

It's time to pack away your jumpers and gloves – spring has officially sprung! At precisely 14:46 GMT today we have the Vernal Equinox, marking the exact moment when the centre of the sun crosses the ...

Spring has finally sprung (despite this week's cool temperatures). Thursday, March 20, officially marks the first day of spring, and although Greater Cincinnati kicked the season off with rain showers ...

NORFOLK, Va. — Thursday, March 20 marks the first day of Spring. The Spring or Vernal Equinox occurred at 5:01 am Eastern Daylight Time. The word "equinox" is derived from two Latin words: "aequus" ...

Spring has sprung and it is the subject for the latest Readers Photo Challenge. After being cooped up indoors during the cold winter months, I’m guessing that a good many of you are happy for the ...

The vernal equinox, which is the exact moment that the center of the sun’s rays cross directly over the Equator on the way northward to the Tropic of Cancer, happened pre-dawn at 4:01 AM! As you step ...

What a wild start to spring. We are already past the spring (vernal) equinox as Holy Week moves our way. I rather enjoy those years when my birthday quietly attaches itself to Palm Sunday or Easter.