Wisteria incipient blooms

Everything has been late this Spring. Our Wisteria, featured here, is usually virtually over by the beginning of May, but, as this snap shows, it's only now coming into bloom - nearly a month later than last year.

The swifts are back. For that last 5 or 6 years they always arrived on May the 1st. This year they arrived on the 5th but by this evening there were at least 20 in the sky above our house showing off their fantastic arial skills. Very difficult to get photos that do any justice to their exuberance or speed - in fact I find it quite hard to even get them in the frame and in focus.