72 micro-seasons 5

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

72 micro-seasons 4

Janey: Hyacinths pushing their way through sodden black soil.

Helen: Snowdrops still lighting the way down dusky hedgerows

72 micro-seasons 3

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

72 micro-seasons 2

Warm scents rise from rain-wet ditches

72 micro-seasons 1 4Feb

Janey Thompson: A sullen mist sits on the hills. The sparrowhawk rises...

Liz Allan: Tones of grey

Emma Lavelle: The first snowdrops and daffodil buds emerging 🌱

Helen Hutchinson: This endless wind has work to do, rolls up his sleeves and roars: ‘Let’s get these ditches dry for spring!’ Yes, say the snowdrops in the hedgerows, nodding.