Sunday 9 March 2014

Glorious Sunday!


What beautiful weather we had in the South today! The warmest day of the year so far, I think we got to 18°c. It was so nice to feel the warm sun on my skin (I was in short sleeves!) and to have the windows open so a breeze flowed through the house. I did three loads of washing and got it all dried on the line too.

I spent about an hour and a half in the garden planting and just watching the wildlife enjoying the weather too. I planted my mini daffodils and some snowdrops in the rockery, to hopefully enjoy next year.

All of the time I was outside there was a Comma butterfly flitting to and from the heather. I took eight photos but only a couple were any good!

Comma butterfly

This could be a dead leaf in the heather!


There were a couple of bees too, a Red-tailed bumblebee and one with a white bottom. I also saw a yellow coloured butterfly and two butterflies dancing around together but I couldn't see what they were. 

Red bottom!

I spent 10 minutes standing still, by the washing line pole, waiting for a robin to feel brave enough to come to the feeders so I could get a photo. The robin teased me, flying from the tree, to the fence, onto the grass but never to the feeders. Just standing, listening I heard the sound of people chattering, a lawn mower starting up, a motorbike whizzing up the hill, a car alarm going off all sounds I wouldn't necessarily have acknowledged if I hadn't been still. Sometimes our lives are so busy and on the go, we forget to stop and listen and take things in. 

A few more photos from the garden today. Blossom in my neighbour's garden.


Daffodil buds.


A lone seven spot ladybird.


My washing blowing in the wind.


Spring is on the way and I can't wait! I hope you've all had a glorious Sunday too!

2 comments:

  1. It's been lovely today here in Wales too. Like you I was out in the garden in my tshirt enjoying the warm sun. I also have all the windows open too. I didn't manage to get any washing out though. I saw a lady bird too! Your garden looks lovely and your butterfly photo is fab xx

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  2. Lovely post reflecting the beginning of spring. Love to have washing blowing about on the line and it smells so fresh afterwards. Well done on capturing the Comma butterfly, and you're right it does look like a brown leaf.

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