Spring has sprung!

Well, the weather is finally warming up and the sun has actually been shining this week! I was out on break duty and I didn't need a coat so it must have been warm - since October I've been wrapped up with scarf, hat and a couple of pairs of gloves, but none of that was needed this week at all!

These are the Crocus and Iris plants that I put in my tiny garden as bulbs back in the autumn. They have gone from stumpy shoots to beautiful flowers since the weekend. I always think nature is at it's most powerful during the spring, it never ceases to amaze me how something like a crocus bulb has spent so long underground (and this year under so much snow and ice too) and yet it appears unharmed and ready to do it's thing!

I got a bit carried away with my camera angles...

... and ended up with muddy knees and elbows! I don't think the ground has dried out as much as I thought it had.