In many ways this is surprising since it is Trinity term in which the University's very major exams and finals fall. Yet, England is often cloudy, in fact too often. The daily routine of awaking to a bleak world, coupled with the considerable academic pressures born by the students, begin to take their toll about midway through the year, in Hilary Term. It seems that students experience many low moments and high anxiety at this juncture in the academic year. But Trinity term, with its beautiful spring weather, changes all that.
Students suddenly look forward to waking up in the morning and greeting the early sun.
A full day of outdoor activity can also be looked forward to with such diverse activities as punting, rowing, cricket, and tennis. The thick winter coats can also come off, and thus the students can feel more relaxed. Champagne bottles litter the streets as students take to long afternoon picnics in the magnificent University parks and gardens, complete with Pimms, strawberries, and cream. In addition to heightened outdoor activity, the University and city of Oxford are far more beautiful in spring than at any other time. The superb architecture is more clearly visible than during summer since the new leaves of the trees are barely able to block out the sunlight or the gaze of an observer.