It's here. It's been spring in my heart for a while, but at last nature has agreed and so, here we are. The weather on the weekend was perfect - warm, sunny, beautiful. I threw open the doors and windows and spent as much time outside as I could. I weeded the potager, which took most of the time, spread some compost and prepped a couple of beds. One will be for potatoes and one for brassicas. I weeded the leeks - you'd realise what an achievement this is if I showed you a before picture, but I was too frightened to take one. I tried not to look around the edges of everything and think about how much more there is to do - I would rather be in the moment enjoying the sun on my skin and the fragrance in the air and the birdsong - but there is more, always much more.
Later I baked brownies and made a layered crepe cake. Fresh flowers and herbs to decorate the top. The first blossoms on the almond tree and sweet kittywhiskers. It feels like things can only get better.
Your cake is beautiful! I grew some pansy from seed for fall, too. Most of my spring pansy plants could not handle our drought here in the midwest USA. I started some new pansy starts in june and they should be blooming in october...:-)robbie
ReplyDeleteI love pansies! They are at the stage now where they self seed all through the garden and produce lots of colour combinations. They always die here in summer too, but are a welcome sight when they pop back up again in autumn.
DeleteYes isn't it lovely to be gardening in Springtime. Your garden always looks tidy! Love the pretty cake. I will be growing pansies this year too. Best wishes Bridget
ReplyDeleteSpringtime is lovely, I just love it when the air is warm. We are back to frosty mornings this week, but they are light and I know their days are numbered. Happy spring!
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