I’m sure you’ve had one of these: as soon as you step outside you just know it’s going to be a beautiful day. So it was for me today weatherwise. As I walked around the garden early this morning with the dogs whooping all around me, irresistible earthy scents were everywhere and, looking up, the promise of a gorgeous blue sky was unmistakable.

By lunchtime the temperature was already a glorious 25°C/77°F and pure magic. In fact, these past couple of days, unlike the UK, we’ve had a few spring-like days that have made it hard for me to stay in and work on the website. Any excuse to get out and about, even if it is just around the garden, is good enough but so as to not to feel guilty that I’m not at my desk (ie. skiving off), I’m out with my camera too.

It seems that this balmy weather is triggering nature into movement too; we already have several dainty yellow crocuses in flower, our Passion Flower is growing and our tiny lavender-blue Rosemary flowers are busy being visited by Bumblebees.