Most people associate Spring with blossom and flowers. But the seasons do not suddenly change, rather they segue, sliding from one into the other and occasionally back again. However, the wheel turns relentlessly and the more times we see it rotate, the more we become acquainted with the sequence.
Although the months slip and slide and what happens during their passage can vary; within a tolerance, we can predict, roughly, what will appear at a given time.
January brings delicate snowdrops, for the galanthophiles.
February fetches up the shifting colours of crocuses.
March trumpets in yellow daffodils on the roadsides and then Blackthorn (Sloe) and Plum blossom in the hedgerows and trees . Having said this, I have already seen my first Plum blossom of 2013 and recently in Devon we saw a deligtful roadside bank with Snowdrops, Crocuses and Daffodills all in bloom at once.
April fills the woodland floor with Bluebells and Cherry blossom bursts from the trees.
April-May brings the Apple & Pear blossom as Spring eventually draws to a close. May-Day heralds the start of the Summer; with Elderflowers, ready to be turned into champagne and cordial.
Something else for me to point out, is that I'm still eating delicious apples that we picked last September/October and stored in our shed!
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