Blackthorn braves the still icy breeze
Helen -
A tiny, delicate but broken tulip stem flourishes indoors, brave striped colours emerge.
Janey
There's snow on the hills
as over-eager blossoms
regret emerging...
Helen
March is mean with streaky skies and a wild, raw sleet.
Janey
Hard, bright, wilding skies
rushing, foaming high-tides and
a full-moon rising
Helen
Hellebores and fritillaries astonish with their speckled splendour.
Liz
Warm sun through wet branches glistens on dewy grass
Janey: Hyacinths pushing their way through sodden black soil.
Helen: Snowdrops still lighting the way down dusky hedgerows
Janey: Quinces in flower, and the first wild cherry blossom
Liz: Rain falls on waterlogged fields.
Helen: Today is the colour of gold - fat pale lemon catkins against the sky. A Goldeneye on the water puffing and preening. Sunlight pushing its way, surprisingly, into the house