"Relax into the uncertainty" somebody once said and it`s probably the only way to enjoy the days at the moment. One minute the sun, which has real warmth in it, next a monsoon, floods, angry skies and thunder. Turn around and there`s the sun again, the floods evaporate as quickly as they arrived and momentarily there are clouds of steam rising from field and road.
There`s more Spring arrivals: today both housemartins and swallows have arrived, busily preening and shaking out their feathers as they sway gently backwards and forwards on the telephone wires, maybe checking out what if anything has changed since last year (not much).
The beasts are out now on the field adjacent to the woods - looking as always slightly bemused by all the space though they`ll soon get used to it. And if it gets too hot there`s nearly always a handy hoof spa in the corner of the field.
It sometimes felt almost sub-tropical in the deepest part of the woods, the warm air full of moisture and heavy with evocative scents. Butterflies and bees fluttered and buzzed around and the distinctive clumps of wood sorrel were a cheery sight. All in all a sap-stirring day - and the trees are definitely beginning to respond.
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