THE DAYS CREEP ON

 ...Apace. Spring is a-coming in with heavy tread, lots of rain and grey skies. Today Is Tuesday and rain all day.

When the sun comes out there are surprises like a treecreeper in the hawthorn and the cock pheasant now with a harem of four hens.

After I killed off, well the frost did, our geranium my daughter gave us a cutting from her cutting off our old plant so it goes on.

Sun does make then place more cheerful -

Daffs on the banking not so good this year but doing well elsewhere.

And primroses - 

Some more emerging flowers - 

Tom's flowering currants are doing well as is the rhubarb - crumble last night.

There is a lot of water in the stream and I know the grass needs mowing but its is so wet! R rakes the bankings and I have done a bit of hoeing, deadheading, pruning roses etc.

Still in search of a reliable gardener but not having much luck, still we carry on - the whole garden could become a wildlife haven and we would just have to power wash the paving so we can sit there and despair.

The veg beds are waiting though the chives have come through. 

We love the flowers on the camellias and they are splendid - come on someone we need a scented plant!

The magnolia stellata is just coming out as are the tadpoles - if the heron has not eaten everything - here every day.

So to leave you with one gorgeous camellia -

Time for a shot of the elixir of life which I do not have so it will have to be a cup of tea.