Seasonal sightings

Harbingers of spring

Sir, – Never mind snowdrops and daffodils as heralds of spring, I saw Easter eggs in a shop in Balbriggan on January 13th. – Yours, etc,

MARY DUNNE,

Gormanston,

Co Meath.

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Sir, – Reading the contrasting reports of snowdrop emergence in Cork and Arklow (Letters, January 13th), I suggest that the scarcity of the small flower in Arklow may be attributed to the prevailing north-easterly wind, while Cork enjoys an abundance of hot air. – Yours, etc,

KEN DOYLE,

Dún Laoghaire,

Co Dublin.