Spring is Here

BURSTING INTO LIFE

Here on the edge of the Cornish moors there remains a slight nip in the air. Between the inevitable rain showers, the sunshine has been trying hard to burst through the cloud to warm us all up. Everything is waking up and springing to life.  

We have been enjoying lovely walks locally, and everywhere we go flowers are pushing up through the damp soil and bursting into bloom! In among the luscious green grass appear a host of yellow Daffodils, a flurry of little white Snowdrops, and pops of purple Crocus.  

My Dad was recently visiting from Scotland, and we enjoyed our first visit to Cothele, where the Magnolias were bursting into life with their enormous flowers! So beautiful and a sign the weather is warming up a little.  

SIGNS OF SPRING

As I type, I look out to a field of Jacob sheep to the back of my home. It is an ever-changing view and one I really love so I have carefully positioned my new desk to allow me to watch it and feel inspired. I look forward to there being lambs there soon and to hearing their chatter. We have passed by many fields with little lambs closely following their mothers and wiggling their little bottoms as they try to nuzzle mum for nourishment! It brings back very fond memories of helping my aunt feed the lambs on her farm by bottle, a wonderful experience for anyone. 

Our garden is modest in size but is frequented by a considerable number of birds, busy building nests and consuming a surprising amount of bird food from my feeders. The only time it has not seemed bustling with birds was the day we decided to participate in the RSPB Bird Survey, word must have got out we were watching and recording so they were a little sparse in numbers! I have noticed a magpie flies past the end of my garden many times a day with a stick in its beak. I assume it to be a different stick each time or we may need to stage an intervention!  

I love this time of year – I feel full of the joys of spring!  

Magnificent Magnolia

a blooming marvellous tree

Magnolias are known for their over-sized, but enormously beautiful flowers, which come in various shades of pink and also white. Many of the National Trust properties feature magnolia in their vast gardens and it is springtime when they come into bloom and their fragrance can be enjoyed as you stroll underneath. It is the perfect time for families to enjoy their natural surroundings and see these beautiful trees at their best.

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