Hopefully, we all sprung ahead this past weekend to begin Dayllght Savings Time, and even though we lost an hour of sleep, by now we've made it up (although my father claimed that he lost an hour of sleep everynight until we returned to standard time). So how much more daylight did we gain?
Spring will officially arrive on March 20 but we are already seeing those first signs of the changing season. Crocuses sticking out of the snow, robins returning to snow free backyards, geese flying north and, as I like to joke, grandparents and retirees returning from Florida. There are some other less familiar signs that spring is near.
There are some sure signs of spring we look forward to every year. The return of the robins, the first crocus bravely sticking its head out of the snow, grandparents returning from Florida and, of course, the return of daylight savings time. The latter will kick in early this Sunday morning at 2AM. Some things you may not know about Daylight Savings Time.
Earlier this week, we gave you Daylight Savings Time Reminder#1. Today, we give you reminder number#2. And to keep it simple, remember to spring ahead, and set the clocks ahead one hour when you go to bed tonight. The actual time change occurs at 2 a.m. Sunday morning, but who wants to stay up 'til two in the morning to change clocks?
It's hard to believe, but Daylight Savings Time begins this weekend! No way! Yes, I'm not kidding! It's this weekend. And, the best way to remember it is to "Spring Ahead".
Happy March 1st. We made it through January and February, and now onto the home stretch as we approach spring. But, as Yogi Berra once said "It ain't over 'til it's over", so winter weather is still in the cards. There are a number of things we can look forward to in March.
Setting your clock back an hour early this Sunday morning may lead to depressingly shorter days, but experts believe the end of daylight saving time is healthy in general.
