The festive season is long passed, the fresh motivations that accompany the New Year may be fading, and we are all waiting. For something. For a glimpse. For clues. For indications that nature’s cycle is continuing and she is bringing us renewal: reanimating our trees and hedgerows, warming those nascent buds, and increasing the light available through the day to aid growth, so our environment can unleash the sounds, smells and colours of a bright, new season.
But we’re not quite there yet.
So, as we start to say goodbye to winter - with thanks for its crucial role in the tree planting cycle - here are some Team Tree Council observations to help us all feel we really are on the cusp of spring.
What lovely photos! I saw my first butterfly of the year when the weather turned warmer briely last week, a Brimstone. A good reminder that spring is on the way now the grey wet days have returned.
What lovely photos! I saw my first butterfly of the year when the weather turned warmer briely last week, a Brimstone. A good reminder that spring is on the way now the grey wet days have returned.