Spring carpet.

The countryside is looking so beautiful now with its many shades of green set off by splashes of gold as rapeseed blooms take hold.  Distant vistas beckon and dazzle but, look down, there is treasure to be found as pretty wild flowers carpet the ground.

take care ~
in searching for the stars
don’t step on dreams

On the edge.

The countryside is on the doorstep of this small town and wraps itself around the buildings.  One part of it here…

 Cows in a distant meadow

 Horses by the River Thinte

 One of the roads out of town where a little blue bridge crosses the river...

cows to the left, horses to the right.

It was good to get out into the sunshine but it was surprisingly hot so I was grateful for a bench on the mill path and was able to sit and enjoy the view.  Later a quick rest on our bench outside the house before I could face the stairs and a welcome cuppa! All worth it though.

Spring has sprung!

As expected, the “sting” of the final days of winter arrived but have now, happily, departed - and we hope it stays that way!

Indoors of course plants are not bothered and we are pleased to see four beautiful trumpet flowers on the amaryllis and signs on our grape vine that we should see a few bunches of grapes later this year.  In 2014 this little vine produced 30 bunches of grapes so we understood last year when not even one bunch appeared;  it must have been exhausted!

Of course the plants in our garden room has been given much TLC by my husband - as has the pretty, little apricot tree he has grown from an apricot stone.  No sign of fruit yet but…one day…

Outdoors spring has fully arrived and is a riot of new growth…so many shades of green splashed with the gold of rapeseed all glowing from the sun shining from a blue bowl.   
         

Spring really is my favourite season.