Better late...

From three weeks to a full month later than last year, depending on the plant, Spring appears to have finally arrived.

Fruit trees are in flower, and the first delicious spears of Asparagus are piercing the earth.

Every green thing seems to be growing, at last.

On a more sombre note, there are not many insects around, and some birds are missing the roll call (greenfinches, goldfinches, thrushes for example). Hopefully they will come along later.