Spring has sprung and the light has come back! It is such a great feeling and it has been unseasonably warm, so much so that we were able to have lunch on the terrace overlooking the sparkling sea.

The small birds have returned too with sightings of greenfinches, chaffinches and goldfinches darting about amongst the ever-present gulls, cormorants and jackdaws. The garden is already full of life with daffodils and tulips that survived the storm blasting earlier in the month, and over in the west garden, campanula and primroses have come to life. Just waiting for the poppies and the gladioli to surface.

If only pictures could convey sounds you would be able to hear the constant buzzing of the many bees that are working the rosemary fountains and hellebores on the terraces. It’s the sound of spring.

There is much work to do to get the overgrown sage shrubs under control, the veggies planted and the storm damaged walls repaired. So, in between editing my manuscript and tending the storm blasted olive tree which has shed its leaves, that’s Easter sorted.

Have a Happy Easter and come back next time for a glimpse of May’s spring glory.