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Sunday sunshine

Every year I stop and cut two or three stems from this beautiful willow tree.  It has the best furry catkins I have ever seen and it never fails to produce them from year to year.  I thought that I would cut some today for tomorrow's post - A vase on Monday.
Blackthorn blossom has a lovely fragrance of almond, enhanced today by the warmth of the sun.  There were a few bees buzzing from flower to flower.
On this favourite walk there is a simple bench half way up the hill, with the view across the field, shown in the photos below.  Today it was the perfect place to sit, feel the warm sun on my face, and listen to the joyful song cycle of the skylark.  I think that was as close to heaven on earth as you can get!

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  1. SandyshoesCornwall24 February 2019 at 21:22

    Your photos are heaven too! I'm surprised to see you've got blackthorn already, I thought we were ahead of most down in Cornwall and I haven't seen any. Plenty of daffodils though and some lovely Primroses - hurrah! x

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    1. the running wave25 February 2019 at 09:10

      How lovely to hear from you! I often think of you down there in Cornwall! I hope all is well and you are beginning to see Spring stirring! It hasn't been much of a winter up here - so far - so I think things are quite advanced in the plant world! Lots of snowdrops in this part of the world, through the woods and little clumps popping up all over the place! Thank you for your message - always good to hear from you. A x

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  2. Stasher25 February 2019 at 12:06

    You have caught the wonderful light of this early spring sunshine...and the curve of the land and shape of the trees. I love this time of year.

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  3. Cathy25 February 2019 at 13:29

    Thanks for sharing your glorious walk (and you HAVE had the sunshine too!). I looked out for pussy willow on our walk yesterday but the hedge where I picked it from last year had been cut back and I didn't find any

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