SUNSHINE after the storms ...

A really springtime blog and lovely photo's Terra, the blue sky is a treat to see, hasn't made it over here though, its a very dark day, absolutely pouring down providing extra ponds where we really don't want them, keeps snowing as well, luckily too wet to settle, even the trip to the g'house needed the wellies and that was walking down the yard and footpath, its an indoor day armchair gardening, lol.....

Lovely springtime blog and some wonderful photos, we've got glorious sunshine here at the moment so I'm heading off out to enjoy it!

Wonderful Terra, lovely pics and great narration, hope its nice up there with you, down here we've had so much rain my ponds overflowed..

Lovely pictures and post.

You've captured some lovely birds in this blog, Tt ... :o)

Thanks J, Sue, Louisa, Warwick, Littlethings and Shirley ..
Very changeable weather lately !

A beautiful springtime blog TT. full of promise ahead. x

Lovely pictures TT. Those sparrows on the bird bath are really lovely. Passing the time of day. Had a few bits of sunshine in Essex....dash out and do a bit of gardening....then it rains again.

Beautiful photos Terra, the birds look so clear, mine always come out a bit fuzzy! Had a bluetit in our bath today for the first time (well first time I've seen it). Been doing a bit of digging in the front border today but it's back breaking and I have to go to work in a couple of hours so thought I'd rest a bit before my muscle relaxing bath. OH watching the F1 and I accidentally told him who won......ooops! Sun been out nearly all day. Lovely.

That's a lovely spring blog TT :o)) enjoyed very much.

I can't wait to see pics of Truffle's newly designed rockery ;o)

Nice to have shared your lovely spring blog TT.
I can see that there`s a lot going on in Truffles head its not easy this garden design business, but we know he will get there, so with some sunshine and a bit of knowhow we shall all be admiring the new rockery.

Thanks everyone for your lovely comments ...

Hywel / Stroller ..
... the rockery re-design is still in the planning stage ..
but, by the look in Truffle's eyes ...
... I'm expecting something extraordinary ;o)

Wonderful blog Terra...love the pic of the birds & bath, looks like they're having a conversation...:>)

Thank you, Moti ..
... maybe the sparrows were discussing who should be first to jump in the bath ;o)

Hi Terra lovely to see all the Spring pictures of your beautiful garden and Doggies, your narration brought it all to life;0)

Just look at those sparrows - they are beautiful pictures of them TT.
Just what has Truffle got planned? Nothing major involving big plant machinery I hope....lol ;) I can just see him riding along on a huge yellow JCB - waving to us as he gets stuck in.
Smashing blog as usual!

Love your blog and the pictures are beautiful.

A lovely cheery blog Terra. I wish spring would appear in my garden! I have one or two flowers popping up , but I think most plants just don't want to wake up! I know the feeling ! Hahaa!

Thank folks for your comments ...

Angie .. Truffle has a new mower ...
... but I'm not sure if it is for use on lawns ...
... or for mowing everything ;o) !!!

Hi Rose ...
I hope your garden gets springtime flowers soon !

so glad you had a lovely sunny day too Terra..that silver birch is amazing..:-)

Hi Sandra ..
The silver birch is loved by big birds and little birds ...
... doves, pigeons, sparrows etc .. :o)

Fantastic spring blog and photos TT, sparrows bathtime is so cute, and your lovely Robin singin away, but best of all is Truffle planning his makeover for you - magic :o)

Hi Neena ...
Thanks ...
Truffle is still working on plans for the makeover ..
I'm anticipating a very dramatic design ;o)

Thanks to you and the workforce for sharing your lovely garden. We could do with some of that blue sky.

Pretty pictures TT, you had a brighter day there than Northants did. What camera are you using Terra, your birdie photos are so clear? :o))x

Thanks for lovely comments ..
The rain eventually reached us again !

Annie... I'll send you a message :o)) x

:o) Have a lovely day TT x

Hi Neena ... thank you :o) x

Lovelt upbeat blog Terra.....it aint easy staying that way! Yesterday it drizzled or poured all day. I think the troop of blackbirds have winged it back to Scandinavia, hoping it is OK there. You have a lot of starlings near you in the birch tree. We get about 1/2 dozen in our Hawthorn.

Hi Dorjac ..
thanks ... quite a lot of starlings around, but not so many as to be a nuisance... they are comical to watch in the birdbaths :o)
I'm usually upbeat ... I tell myself that life could be far worse ... and my pets keep me happy :o)))

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So many comments TT I'm left with 0 to add! :-)))

Hi Feverfew ..
thanks for your 0 ...
...one of the best comments ever .. ha ha. ;o)

lovely photos Terra, especially the sparrows bathing, cute, iv not had a flower in my garden yet, Daffs still growing, Hellebores are just leaves at mo and not even my snowdrops, i give up lol :o)) x

Hello Sandra ..
thank you... seems like your garden is going to be a riot of colour all at once !
Have your camera ready ! :o)) x

Great pics and a great read Terra, thanks! Cheered me up on a grey horrible Monday!

Hi Terra lol i think my plants have all drowned or something haha, but camera at the ready :o)) x

Hi Dirtyred ...
thank you ... I'm glad this cheered you !

Very nice Tt...we're they Magpies I saw in the tree???? oh dear! Hope they don't attack the other birds! they do here!!
I see it was very sunny for you as tree in the 2nd picture even laid down to sunbathe....ha ha!!!!! The sideways photo gremlin again, on my IPad!!!!

Hi Paul .. Thanks ..
Pictures all the correct way up on my laptop...
those Ipads do strange things, don't they !!

That was unusual seeing the magpies ..
they rarely come that close to the gardens ...

great blog as always Terra - not for this cold . we're having a trough at home - and would be nice planted like your raised bed

A lovely lovely blog as usual, I really loved the sparrows having a bath, some great shots there TT, as for magpies we had 14 in one tree the other day, camera was not at the ready, slap on the wrist!! and we have a lot of crows, which we never had before?
Thanks for cheering me up, on a very cold and very wet (yes again) day and it looks as if we have a few more to get through, before Spring happens in the South lol

Thanks Paul ..
some years back I worked hard, constructing my raised bed from recycled brick sections... but now it is quite 'easy care' ... produces lots of colour with not much effort ! Good luck with your trough ...

Hi Dotty...
thank you .. lots of sparrows in my gardens, but magpies are rare visitors, and then only two at a time ... I've never seen 14 at once.
I hope you get some warm springtime days .. soon... :o)

We have lots of magpies visiting our smallish garden but they fly off at the rattle of a doorkhandle. They like bread and dip stale bread in the bird bath and bury fat strands in the lawn! Just seen 2 robins on 2 apple trees. One flew to the other and fed it......courtship? The fox has been mining under the 'gazebo' after about 8 goes at the garden shed!

Finally the snow has some uses and am managing to catch up with your lovely spring garden xxx

Thanks Pam ...
Some light snow today, but my gardens and flowers seem to be surviving well :o)
xxx

Thank you Homebird ..
Truffle is drawing up plans even as I write ...

I'm rather concerned about the Z shaped extensions to the dog run ;o) Lol.

Happy Easter Terra, hope all is well with you all, still a tad cold here but at least the sun is shining for us, xx.

Thanks Sue ..
Let's hope for warmer weather soon .. xxx