The brighter side

This afternoon I drove over to collect Eden for the weekend and it's a little over twenty five miles through city, urban area and quite a lot of countryside. The one thing I noticed most was, that following a colder winter than we have had for some considerable time, all the trees and spring flowers have come to life all at once.
Because of this the gardens and countryside look quite spectacular with an abundance of spring flowers of every shade and the trees which if not flowering, such as the cherries and prunus, are showing the early signs of fresh, bright green leaves.
With the sun shining and the temperature a few degrees above the normal for this time of year, it was very pleasant indeed. Even the spring lambs were frolicking and leaping about in one field that I passed and I could also hear various birds singing too.
I enjoy my tiny little backyard garden and I'm hoping that this year the flowers will not be attacked by too many pests. With luck, a lot of them will not have survived the winter.
Although many people complained about the bitterly cold weather which did last a long time, we did not have as much rain as we usually do and we did have a lot of crisp, sunny days too.
The reward for the winter is this absolutely glorious spring with it's marvellous display of colour.