Julie's Boggle

Friday was a gorgeous day but, I must admit, I was feeling a little low at the start. The arrangements I’d made to see a friend had just fallen through at the last minute, leaving me at a loose end…

Getting out seemed to be the thing to do. So I threw a few essentials together, bundled us both up against the crisp air, and headed out with Jon in his pushchair to visit one of the local parks that we don’t get to very often.
Unusually (for London in early February), it was beautifully warm in the sun. And while I was still relishing that sensation, we rounded a corner and found an oasis of spring-time right there in the park.

Striking splashes of brilliant spring colour were scattered all across this particular patch of lush, green grass.

I realised I was feeling better already, but that was not the end of the spring magic.

Just a little further along, were a couple of trees who were clearly (and surprisingly), as excited as the bulbs about the warming weather. They had covered themselves with delicate pink flowers.

As signs of the UK spring go, cherry blossom is my particular favourite. The first sighting each year is always something I look forward to.

And then I turned back to the pushchair where Jon was very happily in the middle of (what was undoubtedly) THE most delicious apple-flavoured rice-cake ever made.

Life is good.