February Spring

It's not officially spring yet, but honestly it feels like it. France has had weird weather all year (flooding in the south, weeks of tempests on the north-west coastlines) and here in Strasbourg, it's basically skipped winter. Yes, we had a chilly month of December, but temperatures throughout both January and February have barely dipped into the 30s, and it's certainly not been colder than 30 degrees Fahrenheit at any point.

It is currently mid-February, and the spring birds have been chirping non-stop for over a week now, wildflowers are actually blooming, trees around the city are budding, and the temperature has been in the mid-50s for the past 8 days with no change in the foreseeable future.

Crocuses near my house, with one of the EU buildings in the background

Compared to all of the blizzards bombarding the majority of the U.S., Strasbourg hasn't even seen winter. We've had a few flurries, but it looks like there will be no snow this year. I'm not even in the mood for snow anymore... I keep thinking that it's already April! My parents have been planning to join me in Switzerland for a long weekend of skiing in mid-March, and I'm just praying that there will still be snow on the mountains, as it's been so unusually warm in central Europe this winter!

That's all for now... just a quick Strasbourg weather update!