As the Days Lengthen

We are nearly at the end of January, and 1st February is the date that Miss Read tells us is the first time of the year that you can go for a walk after tea. Tea in this instance is 'four o'clock afternoon tea', not tea meaning dinner or supper. So as we are now out of the darkest 10 weeks of the winter, it is time to supersede the Shortest Day post and look forward to spring.

My snowdrops are not quite out yet, so here's a photo from February a few years ago - I'm sure they will be flowering before this post gets replaced! 

And now it's February

Not sure where January went, but I'm glad it's over, and there are snowdrops out in the garden. 

On Saturday 1st some friends came over for tea, and whilst we didn't do a 'Miss Read' and go for a walk afterwards, it was sunny and light enough to have done so. One of the friends came with a large handful of daffodil buds - enough to split between 2 vases, so I can enjoy them in the kitchen and the garden room. 

They arrived looking like this... 

 

...and 2 days later they look like this!

 

Signs of spring indeed!