The Spring equinox! Or was it yesterday.... I always think of it being on the 21st, but sometimes it seems to be on 20th. Science and rotation of the earth and planetary orbits and all that. No, don't explain it to me... I have no brain at the moment.
I saved this screenshot with a view to future present ideas
(Not the antiques roadshow reference, but the mismatched sock collection). The company seem to sell socks in mismatched pairs, which appeals to my preference for introducing chaos wherever I go, and also describes my current brain state pretty well.
I've not been outside to enjoy the sunshine, but have certainly seen the evidence of this new microseason
The garden has been full of dozy bumbles. One even disturbed my quiet relaxing morning by tumbling in through the open window at the top and getting tangled in a cobweb on the windowsill. I opened the main window and sent it on its way, buzzing in a demented fashion and trailing a few bits of cobweb behind her. (It seems they tend to be Queens, coming out of hibernation, at this time of year. Hopefully she will have found the spring flowers in our border.
I haven't seen any Bumbles yet, but I love the fuzziness of them when they first emerge.
ReplyDeleteThey look cuddly, but...
DeleteOn Tuesday I brought the washing in off the line, and shook out the duvet cover, and a large dozy bee fell onto the bed. With the aid of a tumbler and a postcard, we got her outside again.
ReplyDeleteGood thing you found it straight away!
DeleteI wonder if the "early" equinix this year is because it's a leap year, ie it's the same number of days into the year as 21st March is on a "normal" year?
ReplyDeleteI hadn't thought of that....
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