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Saturday 4 March 2017

Spring at the Little White (and slightly green) Devon Cottage

Slightly green, because there is a fine mist of green all over my car, the cottage walls, the Land Rover...courtesy of a wet winter. Still, Spring is clearly here, as witnessed by the snowdrops and daffodils popping up all over!



These were poking their noses out on 5th January this year - and there are far more snowdrops this year than last, they have clearly multiplied around the copper beech!



And they are so pretty close up!




It may have been a wet winter, but it has also been pretty mild for the most part and my herb barrow has survived surprisingly well.





These are the miniature daffodils that I brought in pots from Camberley. They have also multiplied well, and keeping them in pots means that when they have finished flowering, I can move them to the lower garden so that the leaves can die down naturally without making the top end of the garden look too untidy!






The miniature cherry that Kevin bought me from Wisley as an anniversary gift is coming into flower, but I think that this must be the last year that I keep it in a container. When we clear TDC (the damned conifer) out of the way down by the pond, I'll plant the cherry out there.



Prunus incisa 'Kojo-no-mai'



The cats have been pretty disgusted with the rain over the past few days - this is Bearz, in his 'do not disturb' mode, next to the log burner.



  
 Hobbes - aka 'Cheesed off of Chilsworthy', until 
he kicked Bearz out of his basket...*sigh* 






Only to have his fireside spot stolen by Rosie!


 Meanwhile, Paddy has amused himself with a well-catnipped mouse - these things are seriously scary when you come across one in the half-light!


I'm SUPPOSED to be writing an essay on the 2012 RSC production of Julius Caesar, set in Africa...you can clearly see how well THAT is going  #procrastinationcentral 😄

Ah well...back to work!