What a Difference

....  bit of sunshine makes :-)

A lovely winter's day.  The sun this morning put a spring in my step as I headed down the garden even though the chilly breeze was a reminder of the season.  I removed old leaves from the hellebores (thanks HarryThePotter for that reminder) and potted on the autumn sown sweet peas.  

In the cold frames a few more of the winter / early spring bulbs are flowering. Here, Crocus veluchensis or perhaps a hybrid of that species with Crocus sublimis is one of the more precocious individuals.  Most of the spring crocus are still below ground.

A solo trip out this afternoon .... to flush Grandad's drains out.  Much less unpleasant than last month's unblocking.  I'm taking over the monthly flush.  How exciting can life get?!!