March winds

We have been experiencing a breezy few days here in KM. Finally, people say, as they struggle against the feisty gusts, we are getting proper March weather. For as we all know from childhood, "March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers".

The birds have clung to the feeders, blown about like flags. Their approaches have been erratic as a burst of atmospheric energy catches them in mid-flight. With colder temperatures as well, they still need the boost from the peanuts and seeds we put out to encourage them in building nests and getting up to what birds get up to at this time of year.

Elsewhere the world is filling up with daffodils and crocuses and all kinds of bright spring bulbs. Our lilac is starting to show tips of green amid the squabbling sparrows. And when the sun does break through, you can feel the warmth on your back.

The clocks change tonight, so we lose an hour's sleep, but will be rewarded with longer evenings and a promise that summer is waiting in the wings. The world moves on.