2nd May

Sam and I walked sandy and Spryte up to Steven's abode to drop off a note of apology following my outburst on Friday.

It was good to see Sandy have a really good run. She is getting much better at staying close most of the time.

I was surprised to note, that, whilst we have been distracted by Easter breaks and Royal Weddings the Bluebells and Rapeseed flowers have already started to go over.

No season is ever quite the same but the following poem, surprisingly, by A.A.Milne of Winnie The Pooh fame, for me, catches perfectly this time of year. I hope you enjoy it

The Invaders

In careless patches through the wood
The clumps of yellow primrose stood,
And sheets of white anemones,
Like driven snow against the trees,
Had covered up the violet,
But left the blue-bell bluer yet.

Along the narrow carpet ride,
With primroses on either side,
Between their shadows and the sun,
The cows came slowly, one by one,
Breathing in the morning air
And leaving it still sweeter there.
And one by one, intent upon
Their purposes, they followed on
In ordered silence ... and were gone.

But all the little wood was still,
And if it waited so, until
Some blackbird on an outpost yew,
Watching the slow procession through,
Lifted his yellow beak at last
To whistle that the line had passed ....
Then all the wood began to sing
In morning anthem to the spring.

AA Milne