Uk. It’s early April and spring is in evidence all around. My favourite time of the year as I have previously discussed. The garden is starting to awaken and is gradually starting to show all its beauty that it has been hiding throughout the winter months.
The birds are vocal and we are very fortunate to have a large community of them around our small garden on the outskirts of the dirty old city. Blackbirds with their beautiful song, the small but lovely sound of the blue tits and robins, and then the raucous 40 cigarette a day sound of the “Chav” of the avian world the Magpie. Not to mention pigeons who’s soul purpose in this world is to sit upon any structure and have a good shit. 💩
It’s nice in a structurally unsound way.
Weather has been behaving itself during the day, it’s been lovely sunshine up to about 16 degrees Celsius only to fall to freezing overnight. The swing in temperatures has been immense for us, as the central heating is not yet dormant.
I’m saying this is spring but as usual it could just as well be summer here in the UK, we could well have had our quota of sun for the year for all I know.
Even the postman is confused. Normally the shorts he wears only come out for summer, and that used to be a good indication of the weather about to turn for us. Now he wears shorts all year round in all weathers so we can no longer use him as an indication of better weather approaching, it’s confused us equally.
It’s that time of year when your brain kicks into “Things you forgot about, but now need to attend to” mode. And for some unknown and unexpected reason I’m now very aware of a maelstrom of things that need my attention. It doesn’t help that the wife’s brain has done the same thing and she has now doubled my workload with the things she now wants me to do.
Did I say this is my favourite time of the year?
Yeah, it is and I love all this activity, it’s as if we humans are doing the same as the humble hedgehog and about to wake up from our hibernation, shake ourselves down and crack on with the summer. (Oh and I am awaiting the arrival of our first hedgehog 🦔 friends, who should be arriving anytime now)
Who wouldn’t love the world awakening.
Have a great day.
Foxes Den 
We are still battling freezing temperatures (it’s -1 this morning) and many of the lakes are yet frozen over. Not much sign of Spring here.
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Hi Marc, great to hear from you. Hope you are well. There is another blogger on here from Alaska and they report similar weather, it would bring us to a halt😂 here’s hoping better days ahead for you. Take care
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We have two more days of ich and snow on the books before we start to hit 40 degrees again- maybe it will stick this time. I envy you all the birdsong.
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Wow, now that’s what you call a temperature swing😧. The birdsong is the best part of it Violet. A cacophony of song and the occasional coughing of the magpies to ruin it all 😂
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Hope you have a great day too! Very sunny in Wales today, definitely spring. I do love spring, sunny but not too hot, and nice and cold at night to sleep well.
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Lovely isn’t it. Let’s hope it hangs around a little longer 😂👍
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Spring is playing a game with us, comes and disappears.. I am glad Spring is there. Thank you, have a nice Spring days, Love, nia
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Thanks for replying Nia. As always most appreciated. It’s true we are all nothing but playing pieces in mother natures little game 😂👍
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