View from the window

An intense sunset in February really lifted my spirits when the days were still relatively short but definitely getting noticeably lighter. Every window offered a different silhouette.

Hard to believe we are already almost at the Spring Equinox (Autumn Equinox the Southern Hemisphere) and we'll all share similar amounts of light and day before it heads back along an increasingly diverging path.

Here in Scotland we get the double treat of the Equinox and a partial Solar Eclipse (94% in the North) on Friday, which feels very fitting to mark the change in the balance of light.

Spring shrubs enjoying the sunshine

Today was cold but oh so very sunny and many bushes and trees were filled, or filling, with colour. I love when the sun shines through the leaves of the flowering currants providing a glorious contrast in colour from the pink flowers.

Elsewhere I've been delighted by the flowers on the Winter flowering Honeysuckles - Lonicera Fragrantissima, which have been flowering since early December and this month have been providing a much used early nectar source for some huge bumble bees in the garden.

It's funny how in October 12C means jumpers on, and in March it means jumpers off. Beautiful sunny weather and no cold wind! It's hard to believe that this time last year we were under snow that lasted right through April so we could barely see the snowdrops or crocuses. Not so this year, they are abundant and basking in Spring sunshine. They hovered as 'drops' from mid Jan through Feb and then when the warmth came they all opened up in crisp white perfection, just like the clouds.

Sunset with Robin