Thursday 7 May
I’ve really noticed Spring this year, I mean really noticed it, in real detail.
Every year I always love the lime-green freshness of the new leaves and the unique smell of things putting real effort into growing.
This year though I have noticed it even more; a mass of mosquitoes hanging in the evening sun with onlooking swallows perched on wires twitching their tales like they’re revving up ready to speed into action.
The incredible appearance of all of those flowers almost overnight nodding their heads in the breeze; I have never appreciated how many varieties there are in a single hedgerow.
Every time I step outside now, every magical trick of nature I am privileged to see or hear, I whisper a little “Thank you” and I feel better for it.
The Bald Birder 