Before we begin......................
The garden's harshest - critic Ollie Cat assessing the weather let alone the conditions under paw!
The afternoon sunshine just hitting the house
What a difference each day makes now - the snowdrops that had enchanted me only a week or two ago snuggling in the lea of the banks have now been replaced by the freshly opened Daffodils escapees from fields over the centuries they populate the roadside and garnish the hedgerows. A drive around the Marazion by pass is a pleasure now to see the newly emerging black thorn flowers - impossibly beautiful froths, of creamy white, contrasting against the still naked branches of the trees and the very heart of Cornwall the bright cadmium yellow of the gorse yet to release her honied scent from her flowers flowers. But before my usual weekly trip to the supermarkets I spent a few minutes visiting some old friends newly emerged from their slumbers around the garden:-
The miniature daffodils that daintily line one border
planted rather too closely but i love them!
The little private terrace for the Blue room just waiting for summer to come
a view back towards the house from the lawn
Our memory stone that makes a bold statement at the end of a vista outside of the Italian Garden
in contrast - a couple of days ago when the dew lay heavy and as the Irish might say "It was a soft morning!" what a difference a day makes........
and just time for my favorite garden view out across the countryside to St Micheal's Mount taken yesterday afternoon
and now as the hedges each sport a tight lime green bud and the lawn grows ever more luxurious (for which need need mowing!) we are moving forward capriciously to spring. And back to Ollie Taylor's assessment - he is make brief but regular sorties and has been seen basking in the first spring rays - not a bad recommendation from a Ca!
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Aaah, bless the critic, he's a good judge isn't he; it's lovely to see Spring come early and the daffs blooming in profusion. Ours are at the bud stage, and the first ones to flower (this week) at the old farm are always taken to the family plots by our son. Sad to say we lost our beloved cat Gerald last week, naturally; he was 17 1/2 and leaves a void in daily farm life. The dogs are missing him as much as we are. He overlooks now, the field walk, where he used to keep a weather eye out for rabbits. A good spot. Soon it will be all daffodils, then hawthorn blossom intensely. We are about to have new tenants in one of our farmhouses, a lovely family of 6 so another window opens. God bless.
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MrsGH thank you for telling me about your Spring - it is fascinationg to track the rolling tide of growth around the country.
ReplyDeleteSo sorry to hear about Gerald but you have chosen well for his resting place amongst the daffodils where the progress will remind you of him every year. And as you said another door will open and one day, on your doorstep will be a little cat with his bagage (invisible to humans!) ready to set up home and guard the rabbits. Thank you so much for sharing your experiences this year Take care Christine