Spring is here!

You wouldn't really know from this picture, but the celandines at the bottom of the garden were absolutely spiffing this afternoon, despite the damage reported on 7th April. Spreading nicely from the one small clump removed from a Devon hedgerow, at the dead of night, at moon rise, some years ago.

The first leaf of the water lily relocated on the 21st March has reached the surface of its pond, maybe 3 inches in diameter. Newts investigating.

New daffodil bed a bit slack in so far as daffodils are concerned, but we do have some snake's head fritillaries.

The one and a bit year old clematis rüütel is shooting strongly.

And last but not least, I took my first afternoon snooze in the garden of the season this afternoon. Very nice it was too.

PS: we talk of partridges in a pear tree at Christmas. But up the morning after this post to see three fat wood pigeons perched precariously in the small plum tree outside the study window, munching away on the buds. Very comical. Blossom very nice too.