Heavenly scent

I’m despairing at how little time I have to spend in the garden and up at the allotment, never mind updating the blog. My studies are due to end this year, so I have to accept this temporal shift in leisure time.

I took a break in the garden at lunch time as it’s the warmest day of the year so far with lovely blue skies, bird song, the odd lawnmower in the distance and that promising smell of spring in the air. As I sat down on our rather weather-worn bench, increasingly becoming part of the hideous conifer hedge , I was aware of the most delicious scent radiating from the Mahonia in the corner. Mmmmmmm. And it was busy attracting the emerging bees as well, the second bumble bee I have seen today swooped into the garden, circuited three times and then landed.

I had the camera in hand as I had noticed several ladybirds sunning themselves on the old Achillea seed heads.

Ahhh spring, how happy you make me feel on days like these

Ladybird