Think of spring & the colour yellow comes to mind. Daffodils, tulips even dandelions & fields of brilliant yellow crops are now dominating our countryside. But spotting blue shades – these are the real gems of the season! Bluebells in the woods… This conjures up an idyllic picture, masses of beautiful blue flowers gently nodding in the breeze. Today I saw my first glimpse of a bluebell wood this season. It was such a joy, an unexpected treat. In a few seconds we’d driven by but the carpet of blue spread beneath the trees remained with me. This is not something I can create in my own garden, so the discovery of this woodland setting so close to the roadside was indeed a bonus.

Today’s weather has been assorted once more. This morning started promisingly with sunshine. By the afternoon this had changed dramatically. Someone emptied a huge bag of ping pong balls onto my lawn! I watched as they noisily bounced off the grass before coming to rest on the surface as yet more came tumbling down. A flash of lightning followed, then thunder. This it seems is  thunder snow. Funny I thought it was Spring!