Today it's still cold, but boy is it windy!!! I've been watching my trees vying to be the one who can bend the most! So far the apple tree is the winner in my eyes, which is just as well that it's not the 40ft sycamore which frightens me. There is quite a bit of colour still in my garden with the spring flowers.






The bluebells are all over the place, I don't think I've ever seen so many in my garden. They are quite tall and there are quite a few white ones too. I do love them, they make me happy because they make me realise that warmer weather is coming.

Of course the apple blossom is still here, well I'm not so sure after all this wind, so thank heavens I'd already taken lots of pictures....



Of coursee the lilacs are still out and I'm so thankful to those who planted the trees all those many years ago, because they planted the different colours alternatively - pale lilac, dark lilac and white - gorgeous....

The pale purple lilac

I do like the dark purple of this tree, but no scent unfortunately

The deep purple stands out against the green foliage

Luckily the branch was quite low so I was able to get up close for the picture

White lilac still giving out gorgeous white blooms with a fantastic scent

The scent from the white lilacs is just amazing and in the early evening, I just love opening the back door and smelling the air - and just to make things better, next door's rowan tree has got its honeysuckle growing all over it....

The honeysuckle is wrapped around an old aspen tree

Honeysuckle -what a gorgeous scent

No wonder it's a delight to be outside in the early evenings

Oh the scent is amazing.........

The Californian poppies are a lovely splash of colour too..

There are quite a lot of these flowers dotted around the driveway

The Californian Poppy is a fantastic explosion of colour

The lovely papery petals of the Californian Poppy

and there are loads of buds just waiting to pop...

The Californian Poppy is ready to explode out of its pod

Finally, for the moment, the wild aqualegia (Canterbury Bells) are popping up all over the place, that's what I love about my garden, all sorts of things come up and it's a guessing game as to what will be next!!

The blue acquelegia

They were almost a creamy colour

Acquelegia but in a pale pink

I haven't planted any new flowers this year, because I just haven't felt well enough to be outside for any length of time to pot them out. Still Ann and Peter have, so I'll go next door to see their flowers!!!!

Apparently we can expect warmer weather next week, then if that does happen, I can see that I'll pop over to the beach now and then.