Enough is Enough

But what is, enough?

Is it 100 pairs of shoes, 250 cars? A million pounds?

Or is it something else?

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.

Life is Short

It is when someone close to you passes away and you have not had the opportunity to say goodbye that you realise life is short.

This recent bereavement explains why I have not had the inclination to write much here.

But words can be a great comfort, and in fact are the only comfort we have in the face of death. These words might be from the Bible or might have been written by Rilke or Yeats. They are still a great help and aid us to continue our living, and maybe live a little better. There is not a minute to lose.

So hopefully I will have some good words for you in the near future.