Exciting times

I am really enjoying early mornings this week. It feels like we're having the proper conditions for the time of year - frosty starts leading to bright days with still, cool air - rather than some dreary, dull, wet crap as a result of changing climate. March (as has been mentioned in this blog ad nauseam) has always been my favourite month, and that was mainly based on it being such a month of change. I may be misremembering, but I remember years in my youth when it was consistent year on year - starting as late Winter, ending as early Spring, with lots of sunshine, some occasional rain to freshen things up, and a real sense of optimism and progress. As the days passed, you could feel the gradual onset of Spring. Maybe that was just romantic nostalgia, but this week has felt like that. I can sense the days lengthening, I can feel the temperature slowly creeping upwards and I swear I am noticing the almost imperceptible alterations to the hedgerows.

RC 6-3-25