SPRING HAS SPRUNG HERE
Spring has definitely sprung here. The weather, though wet, is warmer than it was a few weeks ago. From my kitchen, I often look at my front garden. It's not much of a front garden, mainly a grass lawn surrounded by a privet hedge. Whenever it's wet, I avoid walking over the lawn because I always slip over as it's on a steep incline (or decline depending where you're standing). At the moment, whenever I make coffee or do the washing-up, I can see one daffodil in bloom, several dandelions and a few white flowers of which I don't know their name - they're definitely not daisies. Today I saw a bumblebee doing his rounds collecting nectar and pollen from the daffodil and dandelions before flying off. Also there are a few sparrows presumably nesting in the privet hedge. I love watching the sparrows flit from one hedge to another. Sparrows were very common here but they're not so common now. I like that the sparrows have made my front garden their home. My wif...