Well yesterday was a very busy day for me - as you might have gathered, having Emily here being an angel and cutting my grass for me, but also the fact that I wandered around the garden - well the top bit really. I do apologise for me wittering on about the blossom, but as I don't get out and about - I have to wax lyrical about what I see!!!!

I showed you all the bluebells I have on my driveway - and I was blown away, as I'm sure you gathered, by the amount of them - but I didn't show you what I was able to see after Emily had cut my grass and I was able to access the top lawn. Now this is where nearly all the different blossoms occur in the Spring and it's a view of a lifetime from my lounge.









I mean - just look at them - they're just starting to flower - about 3 days now and they look so pretty. The white lilac has a great scent - sort of vanilla or white lilac!!!!!




I have about 7 white lilacs, 5 dark purple and absolutely loads of pale purple lilacs all told. The white is the only one that actually smells quite strong.

Next to this white lilac is the apple tree.....






There is still loads of blossom to come out and I must say - this year seems to be a bumper year for the blossom.

Just underneath the apple tree, I noticed these strange reed-like plants. I don't know what they are - maybe someone can tell me....



While I was sitting down on the bench, Pippin joined me and I managed to get a couple of photos before he noticed and then did his head or body turn around!!!



Then he noticed what I was doing and he promptly did this!!!!


He's so daft - why he's so anti photo-taking I just don't know. His predecessor, Roxy, was the complete opposite - he'd be quite miffed if I didn't take a picture of him while I was taking photographs!!!

On my way back into the house I passed the pot that held the only plants I've actually planted (about 6 years ago) - the two tulips....


They'd gone over, as they say - but funnily enough I prefer it when they look like this. I think I may have to go and get some petunias, but bearing in mind I'll be away for 5 weeks in the hot weather - it's probably not a sensible idea!!!!

This morning - it was gorgeously warm, with blue sky and not a cloud in sight. Time for a wash of my bedding which Emily had changed for me yesterday. I decided that I would hang the duvet covers and the bottom sheet on the line to dry. Now I'm not clever on my feet and having to stand unaided to put the covers on the line, required a lot of steadying of my brain and planting my feet apart to give me more balance. That would have been fine, if the line hadn't decided to break and it brought the whole washing line down. It had been tied down to the trees in the driveway, but it looked as if the line itself had snapped. So that was a bit of a drag. I remembered that I had those clothes horse thingys so I brought them out and the covers were put over these clothes horses and hopefully the sheets etc will dry beautifully in the sun.

Okay folks, I'll wish you all again, a very happy Easter. I'm sorry if I've bored you with all my blossom pictures, but just wait until I go on holiday!!!!