Spring shows her beautiful face six weeks early Top from left: periwinkle, hellibores, rose. Centre from left crocus, snowdrops, daffodil. Bottom row: cherry blossoms, creeping violet. Photos by kc dyer and Norma Rodgers. This uncharacteristically balmy winter appears to have left the door open wide enough for spring to creep through a full six weeks early. All these blooms were spotted yesterday, February 9, in upper Lions Bay. Have you got some early bloomers to share? Send

Atmospheric river brings wet start to 2026 Clockwise from top left: water drains below tennis court, free-running creek on Mountain Drive, water pours below blackberry bushes, and a look up Harvey Creek from beneath the highway. Photos by kc dyer. Living on the windward side of a mountain in a temperate rainforest means foggy, dampish winters are almost a given. However, the series of atmospheric rivers coupled with the mild Pacific air mass that is blowing through has meant