Swedish Happy Face

Finally fine weather!
Spring arrives in leaps and bounds, almost bordering on summer..... The delight on everyone's face is evident. "Look, Swedish Happy Face" as a friend remarked, and only a Swede having lived through dreary November, dark December and Cold & Dark January and February can really understand the look and feel.

This crocus is a real favourite. Very old bulbs (from the 1940s or so), blooming every so faithfully and with such a vivid colour, like sunshine on the ground..

Quit a lot of crocus so far, and snow drops, some scilla and I note the lovely violet tulips are about to bloom.

The odd sleepy bumble bee and some very happy butterflies can be seen flittering around the garden, under blue sky and a warming sun. What a marvellous time of year this is!