EMERGING

It's wonderful to see the bumble bees emerging - the garden is alive with them at the moment, feasting on the spring flowers.  

I too was emerging from the intense experience of recent weeks and had a peaceful afternoon, pottering around in the garden.  I planted out the last of the Sweet Williams,  split up some Crocrosmia, pruned the apple trees and prepared the potato and onion beds for planting.  The greenhouse is rapidly filling up with seedlings.  The garden air is full of the sweet scent of the hyacinth.  

The Prof continues to make progress and got out for a short walk in the sunshine today.  I think it may be time to tell him to stop slacking and get back to his dish-washing duties.