Brodick Photo World

Rather amazingly, the sun did actually shine properly today and a few hardy flowers took the opportunity, whilst braving the still cold wind, to celebrate what they consider to be the start of spring. These crocus (or should it be crocii) had been standing to attention for some days without daring to expose themselves to public gaze, but it has been well worth the wait.


Another indomitable little plant is the viola which has been struggling with the frosts for some weeks now, looking for all the world early in the morning as though they were done for, but a few minutes of sunshine and they hold their heads up high and soak up the warmth.


Maybe, just maybe, Spring really is here; we shall see. I have to say that the birds seem to have got the same message as there is a great deal of activity around the garden. The still low temperature doesn't seem to have dampened their ardour.