Spring 2011

...is finally here. B was out all day today so E, C and I went out for a long midday/early afternoon walk. It was bright and sunny, the skies were blue, and it was reasonably warm for once. Everything's been gray for so long that it was almost breathtaking to see sunlight again.

A few pics, mostly from Kew Gardens....


And a gorgeous spring sunset viewed from our garden. I don't think the picture does it justice. It looked as if a magical dragon had soared through the skies and spewed out plumes of bright orange cloud.

Semaphore Tower

Last weekend we took a short ramble on Ockham Common, with the baby in a sling and the toddler running a bit wild.

We found lots of pinecones:

And a den.

And a semaphore tower.


It was gloomy with patches of slightly-less-gloomy, pretty much par for the course in winter here.

But spring is right around the corner. And we had a good time.