May be we are giving spring, and maybe even summer, a miss this year and going straight back to Winter. After teasing us with the occasional sunny spring days this past two weeks, days which were all the more welcome for not having been forecast, we are now back to snow and winter winds direct from the even icier North East.
The forecast is for more snow with high winds to cause drifting, so we thought it prudent to take advantage in a lull between snow falls and stretch the legs, mine and the dogs, in the woods….
We did find one clump of Daffodil’s that had been foolish enough to think that warmer days were on the way, nor very sensibly keeping their heads firmly closed against the cold…….
The snow may not be as deep and as crisp and even as it has been over the winter but the woods to-day do feel really bleak and far from welcoming….
So common sense suggest that returning home for a hot coffee and a slice of toast is perhaps the best option…..
and to ponder if spring will ever come for real.
22nd March
© David Oakes 2013
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