March of Colour

Sun, glorious sun!

     Who can remember a spring so early, so warm, so full of colour and sound?  We have had Snowdrops, Aconites, Crocuses, Scilla, Cyclamen, Anemones, Hellebores, Daffodils, Jeffersonia, Tulips and Daffodils and the month isn't even over!  The Heath out front is bursting forth in purple intensity and has been a veritable swarm of teetotaler bees intent on binge-drinking after a long, dry spell.

     Early in the still-dark mornings, on the way to the bus, I hear the haunting chirpings of robins on the make.  Afternoons, I have seen devoted Cardinal pairs call to one another throughout the highways of tree branches and stop for a quick dip in the already-teeming pond.  Eric, the Red Squirrel, who stands guard over the compost pile in the back yard, spends many a day chasing much-larger squirrels away from his domain, noisily scolding them.

Aconites appearing