The saying goes that if March comes in like a lion it goes out like a lamb and that has been certainly true this year . After a shockingly depressing wet winter and early spring ,down in Devon we are now bathed in glorious sunshine with warm winds from the south which I hope will bring the industrious house martins and swallows back to our eaves and barns .
The hedgerows are awash with primroses still although the wild daffodils have faded away . The mauves of ragged robin and campion are emerging along with cow parsley and stitchwort all set against budding hedges and the foxgloves won’t be far behind .
High above me I can watch the buzzards wheeling in the thermals carrying out their ritualistic mating dance . Ever soaring skywards and then swooping across the horizon to some hidden destination . Today on my allocated exercise hour I heard skylarks ,heard but not seen perhaps my eyes are not what they were , but what a song .
All this against the reality of what we are all facing ,it seems so unreal . Silverton , where I live ,seems no different to how it has always been , maybe a few more families out walking . The village shop has a sign saying “ only 5 in at a time “ I have never seen more than five ever . I walk up the Main Street and pass maybe one or two people ,that’s normal too. I suppose the pub is shut and there are less background sounds and no vapour trails in the sky but overall it seems just the same. Yet outside is in turmoil.
Stay safe my friends , let’s hope this terrible time will pass but one can be sure of one thing , nature will continue to dress her seasons regardless .
Love Georgepa
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Ah Georgepa you never fail to bring a smile to my face when I read your amazing descriptive writing of your lovely Devon. Hope it's not too long until the house martins and swallows arrive.
Oh how I needed that today. The description conjured up the images in my mind and helped to bring some peace and calm to me. Thank you for sharing this. ❤️👏
Always nice to see your posts Georgepa. Your comment re 'never seeing more than 5 in your shop' tickled me cos I immediately tapped into a mental picture of the 500 queuing outside our local Tesco - I know which shop I would rather be in. Oh well, despite this awful pandemic, it's still a beautiful time of the year in the gardens and countryside - thankfully some things never change.
Hurray! It's officially spring time. Georgepa has sent us his annual spring update. Ever more poignant now we can't go out anywhere.
Thanks George, we all needed this post to reassure us that there still is a beautiful world out there, one day, we might even be able to join it again. Like you, although I am climbing the walls to get out, I am enjoying the peace and quiet, no drone from the motorway, no cars zooming past our house. Only the odd plane coming into the airport.
Thank you for your post. What a wonderful way to begin the day with the descriptive images you created in my mind. I've found my happy place this morning... if only for a few moments.
Hi George. Good to hear there is little change somewhere. Sounds beautiful.
Here is very different but the garden brings joy. Plenty of birds, blossom - happy foxes. Regret I am not allowed to go to Yorkshire and breathe the sea air .
Have such a big smile on my face after reading your beautifully descriptive post...Thank you..My memories of beautiful Devon have come flooding back to me!! Stay safe....Liz
Hello, George! It was lovely to see your post. I have missed you. As ever, your writing is beautiful, and comforting as time spent in nature usually is. Thank you. I just finished a jigsaw puzzle of Shakespeare's Britain. I was hoping to learn more history and geography as I put it together, but can't know how much will stick! It reinforced how much there is still for me to see in person. Someday! Meanwhile, your words provide a window to a far away world. Spring is in no hurry to arrive here in Maine, and I have enjoyed the late snow storms. A sunny Easter cleared most of it, and I went for a long level walk on a paved trail by the river. I saw an osprey, an eagle and a few small flocks of migrating geese and ducks. The brooks were chortling. Today we have torrential rain and flood warnings. I will be working at home.
Thanks again, George. I hope you are well, and that you will write again when you can. Peace, Sarah
Hi Sarah ... good to hear from you . I expect you are still 10 ft deep in snow ! I envy you your eagles and the osprey . I hope life is being good to you despite this awful virus and that it is not too prevalent in your part of America . Stay safe .
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