Come back, Spring.....

The long weekend is over, and the weather is still stuck in winter mode, more's the pity. As David is not really 100% I want to stay around in case he needs me, and so I would like to pot on garden seedlings, but I would need a coat and hat and gloves, and really, that is not quite what gardening should be, now is it. The tulips will be over for the year in the next few days, but they have been so beautiful. And so tall. Some have reached above my waist height, and as I am 5ft 6", that is really tall!
The apple blossom is out and with the wind of the past few days, it is falling almost as soon as it opens up, so catching it with a blue sky on camera is not easy. The clouds are blowing across the sky at speed, and the sun comes and goes but the wind - it is icy.

But the blossom is lovely.......

Speaking of wind, I see that the air space over Ireland and the west coast of Scotland is closed again because of volcanic ash. That volcano just keeps blowing up there in Iceland, and the wind is blowing it our way. Mind you, given that the wind is coming from the north, is it any wonder I am freezing here and dressed in winter garb? (Just heard they are opeing the air space again this afternoon, but the situation "remains dynamic".)

I just hope it changes direction and disappears in time for Diana to take to the skies next Monday. She is due to arrive on tuesday, and this family can't WAIT to see her!

The lilac will be in complete bloom by then. I heard someone say that the lilac was going to be bad this year. Not here. My tree is covered with huge blossoms. I would love to have some indoors, but the rooms are not huge, and the scent is so powerful it can cause headaches, so I go outside and sniff it now and then - slightly diluted by The Wind, of course!

This has been a weekend of stark contrasts. Some of my friends have celebrated birthdays, and some have lost loved ones. Some have been busy and some have been ill. Plans change constantly, don't they. Some have had good news, and some have not had the news they expected. Life changes without warning.

But we know all about that.

6 hours later................

I got distracted. Washing in? Washing out. Washing in? Out? You get the idea. This is the new exercise plan. And when I took it out, I hovered, inspecting plants. When I brought it in, I made coffee. And spent a while browsing through the books at Amazon. Oh, I did wash the dishes, people. I did get David to eat some lunch. I may have had a chat or 2 on the phone.

And then I actually looked under this desk, and discovered my son's old school rucksack from 2005. Yes, you read it right. 2005. And it was full of "stuff" which is now in the bins, but not before I inspected some work he should have done back then. He seemed to think filling in only one of 27 pages of old exam papers was sufficient revision. His teacher disagreed. I would have disagreed too if I had known about it in 2005. So I called him downstairs and told him off while trying to keep a straight face.

A job done, and a smile and shake of the head at how long ago 2005 seems. And if I don't hit the publish button now this will sit here for another 6 hours.