Spring Walks

Although the weather has taken a turn for the worse in recent days with 70mph winds being recorded I am still excited to see that Spring is here. New life is blossoming around us and there are some beautiful flowers coming to life in our garden with an array of colours. Vegetables and flowers are growing on our windowsills and greenhouse and buds are showing on our fruit trees.

Before these mighty winds came we had been enjoying exploring our local parks on our bikes. We have been looking at different textures in nature. This tree bark was particularly fetching...rough and cracked, worn by time but mesmerising.

The boys then obviously had to have a go at climbing the very same tree and both managed it with ease and plenty of enjoyment. This is now their favourite tree in the park.

Whilst the boys were climbing I was marvelling at creation and the beautiful green grass. This may be beginning to be an obsession of mine. I remember my husband taking me to a football match at a premier league football stadium and on entering the ground I proclaimed quite loudly...wow that grass is green! A football fan I am not and maybe this was not the most sensible thing to say amidst a lot of very serious football fans. But it was true. The grass in the stadium was wonderfully green and since then I have been comparing grass colours. The local park this springtime is producing some lovely colours (I know I am odd).

What a lovely walk...so much to see and do. We were also treated to a show from a squirrel who was intent on throwing the new leaves from the trees at us (well it was dropping them to the ground but the boys thought it was throwing leaves at them).