New beginnings..

Yesterday, when I came indoors I was intending to write about new things and spring time because the last 2 days were beautifully clear and blue and surprisingly warm,   to the point that I was weeding the vegetable plot in a summer t-shirt.  Still cold overnight and needing the wood burner alight but definite signs of warm weather.

John saw the first hoopoo in the mulberry tree on Thursday morning and we have had swallows zooming around the house for a few days now.  It's still a bit unnerving when they fly from one end of the terrace to the other,   especially if you're sitting there,  still makes me duck my head - just in case.

The hills are beginning to turn yellow as the broom bursts into flower,   the pear tree is budding and raring to go too,   the peach blooms are just finishing so fingers crossed that we don't get any cold nights which will stop the fruit setting.

But last night I got sidetracked with e-mails and today spring has deserted us,  hopefully not for long though.  Grey, cloudy and now drizzly.

And the emails that side tracked me were because of  our own new beginnings -  that's a very roundabout way of introducing our first grand child!   For those of you who have been reading for a while,  you'll remember the weddings of last  April (Japan)   and May  (Paris)   and now Elliott has arrived safely.  3.555kgs  or 7lb 13oz  for us older people.   :)