April Sunshine

It was Mr M's day off today and I firmly decided to have a day off too. I managed to have just an hour or so dealing with some emails and then said goodbye to work for the rest of the day.

It's been a sunny, sort of windy day and I spent some time up on the swing seat cloud watching - enjoying the warmth of the sun in between the banks of clouds.

The trees are all starting to unfurl their leaves - birch trees always seem in a great hurry to be first.

Although older wiser trees like the big copper beech like to savour spring and hold back just a little longer until they are really sure spring is here.

At long last primroses are starting to appear all over the hillside.......

........along with dog-violets and wood anemones, tucked away among the daffodils.

It's easy to feel springlike with the sudden appearance of all that colour......so thinking that it's only a few days to Easter, I made the most of the sun and sat outside with some cotton and hook and a pattern from Love the Bluebird.

I managed to rustle up a few bunnies and I thought how much I had missed just pottering and crafting in the last couple of weeks. I have enjoyed working more too - I guess it's all a matter of balance and I haven't really got there yet.

I looked out my box of Easter treasure and I am looking forward to opening it tomorrow.