A fine spring day

Well it has been a grand sunny day with a light wind and it feels like spring has arrived. The crocuses and snowdrops are out and many of the road verges will soon be lined with daffodills as the first heads are opening. This last week has been warmer and the bulbs have shot up and the bushes and shrubs have come back to life with new shoots and buds appearing. It is quite noticeable that the grass has grown and greened quite a bit so far this month and will need its first cut with the lawnmower in a couple o weeks.

There are flocks o teeicks and oystercatchers in the fields and the rooks are building their nests in the still leafless trees. I hear a cock blackbird singing majestically each day . Most days there are mad march hares in the field nearby. The only thing missing from the fields are the young gangley looking lambs.

The daylight gets longer by a few minutes every day with 12 hours of good light each day now and the clocks will go forward for British Summer time in 12 days time so there will be light till nearly 8pm each night then.

Hope this fine day will be repeated tomorrow.