As spring starts to burst forth it is always a pleasure to see nature wake. The signs are easy to recognise, the blossom on the trees, the birds more visible and making their wonderful conversation and the dawn chorus is louder and earlier. The surfacing of creatures that seem to hide or hibernate during the cold weather. The smells in the fresh air. I was passing a tree the other day that had this wonderful ‘pussy willow’ proudly displaying. The catkins are initially grey and then burst into yellow when ripe with pollen – as in this case. I stopped to enjoy and look at the tree; some of the catkins were still grey and so soft

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