At last, it begins to feel like we're edging closer to spring. There's the faintest hint of colour on the trees... No leaves yet, of course, but buds start to appear and the lichen on the branches seems to brighten in colour.
There are purple crocuses now, along with the yellow ones. Still a lot of mud rather than grass but they're a cheery sight.
Some of the trees have catkins. A faint hint of sunshine and warmer temperatures tempted people out into the park. The river is pretty full but, around here at any rate, the inflow of water seems to have more or less kept pace with the outflow and there's been no flooding as far as I'm aware.
Snowdrops sit in the grass around the church. With no leaves on the trees, a new viewpoint is opened up... What looks simply like a tower (from the familiar front view down the church drive) is revealed to have quite a lot more building behind!
It's a wonderful time of year when every day - sometimes even a couple of hours - can make a difference.
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