SUNSHINE!

Wowzers, Spring has made it's first glorious appearance and it has been utterly fabulous!

Everything seems so bright and colourful after all the grey drabness of the winter.

I spotted my first blossoms.

My teeny Narcissi have finally flowered and are very cute little splashes of colour in the grass.

Yesterday I got out all my March Country Livings, my gardening books and my tin of seeds and had a lovely time getting springified and making plans for the garden.  

Planning done, coffee drunk, I went to start on the digging.

It 's just as well the weather was so gorgeous because digging is boooring.

It is also quite hard work, which means a legitimate excuse for a deliciously unhealthy lunch!  Some delicious smoked local bacon and a couple of Gertie's teeny tiny eggs took centre stage.

The chickens crossed the garden in about 2 and a half seconds to see if they could get in on the action...

These are Gertie's best beguiling 'feed-me' eyes...

...not working.

I was so happy to wake up this morning to another perfect day!

I bravely stepped out in shorts and t-shirt and was rewarded with the fabulous feeling of sunshine and a soft springy breeze on bare skin, and to warmth without being bundled up in a thousand layers of clothing.

I stopped at tea time for a cup of tea and some toasted seeds.

Here is the product of my efforts - soo satisfying!

Not sure how big I actually want the plot to be eventually, but I am going to need at least one day off before I attempt any more digging; my back aches, my body aches and my hands are ruined!