Spring

I know it technically isn’t spring at all! But there are so many ways in which it seems to be already.

We have so much daylight already! At 7 am it is light. And it stays light after six. The cat has noticed this too; she goes outside more now than she used to in the past months. And she has started basking in the comfortable chair in the conservatory! She hasn't done that all winter. 

As good as light at 7 am!

I already took this picture on February 5!

I have also already had my first lunch in the garden. The neighbour’s dog immediately noticed that and went in for some cuddles! Many more lunches like that will follow.

Lunch in the garden with bare trees

The trees are still bare. And that makes it actually a really good time of the year. You already have several of the advantages of spring, but the trees don't have their over-exuberant fresh green leaves yet. Perfect! And that won't last long. But in return we will get even longer and warmer days…