Last Day of Winter, First Day of Spring -- yaaaaay!

Hiya

Spring is here in earnest -- mind you, as I type these lines on Monday, 22nd March, the air outside is filled with the swishing of the wind and the rushing of rain and water in the burn, punctuated by the high-pitched screams of seagulls that sometimes sound so like a tiny baby's cry. No matter, we celebrated spring and I want to share some of the colours I captured on the last day of winter and first day of spring.

Particularly chuffed to see these primroses spring up again -- they were rescue plants last year, bought very, very cheaply from one of the garden centres in Oban.

Wee daffies -- asphodels? -- that have come back at the foot of our house. Lovely splash of yellow.

One periwinkle blossom -- a stray plant that seeded off a tangle that has grown rather wild across the path. It lives right above the spray of daffies shown above.

The humble daisy, but oh so perfect.

Another clump of rescue primroses bought very, very cheaply last year from one of the garden centres in Oban. So pleased they've come back.

A white tulip from a bouquet in a vase at my friend's house.

A Swedish-style Easter tree. Only one more week to go!

Daffy spectacular -- these are store-bought ones in a vase at my friend's house.