It’s been a remarkably cold and miserable spring so far this year – I mean record-breakingly so. Everybody’s had it up to here [points to area above head].

Today though, May Day Bank Holiday of all days, has felt almost tropical with temperatures of 22°C/72°F.  (Oi, don’t laugh)!

I don’t have any great bank holiday adventure to share with you – just being outdoors without a coat; with actual bare skin touching the air has been adventure enough.

I’ve even been gardening – if everything goes to plan I should be eating lots of the following this year:

• apples
• brocolli
• lettuce
• peppers
• aubergines (stripy ones)
• tomatoes (lots of heritage types)
• wild strawberries
• blueberries
• rhubarb
• courgettes

But I’m hungry NOW! Especially as everyone in the country is having a BBQ tonight – it’s all I can smell.

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See you tomorrow x
I’m blogging Every Day in May - let me know if you are too!

I saw my Mum yesterday and meant to get her to sign my note excusing me from blogging lately – basically my ‘big’ computer has been poorly to the extent that I couldn’t edit my RAW files (and I couldn’t bring myself to shoot in JPG).

Everything is better now though (marrying your Network Administrator helps) and I thought I’d better prove that I do still know how to use my camera (see pic below) – this place needs some photos!

I’m taking you to quite an exotic location now – my back garden. Let’s have a little look at what’s out here; oh yes, some curly wurly willow – I bought this as it reminded me of my hair. I like things that remind me of other things.

These twigs will one day be a leafy and lovey Japanese Acer. Do you spell ‘acer’ like that, like the computer brand? Hang on…. [google]… yes, you do. (Proving I am more geek than gardener).

Now, here’s a treat for you – an upturned bucket that has collected rainwater and dead leaves. Some people might call it messy, I call it ‘improvised bird bath’.

I am really looking forward to this particular plant blossoming and fruiting, it’s a blueberry bush! Last year was quite a battle between me and the blackbirds who loved them too – I tried netting my precious little berries but the bastard birds had the upper hand as they were able to poo out blue plops in protest. I’m working on a new plan, I can’t tell you though as they might be read my blog *wink*.

That blurry figure in the photo above is the aforementioned ‘Network Administrator’ (I call him Admin for short). He’s seen me photographing the upturned bucket and is rolling his eyes and saying I’m a ‘big help’. Well yes, I think I am!

I hope you’ve all had a jolly old christmas, I know I have; too much of lots of things and presents too – fab!

It’s frrreeeezing here (it’s been the coldest December since records began and the temperature hasn’t risen above freezing point for weeks), I nipped out into the garden this morning in my slippers to take some frosty photos to look at later in the year when I’m moaning about how hot it is…