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Image from Restored via Pinterest.

The sun is out...

...and the camellia's are blooming. Hello Spring!

Image from my instagram.

Sunlight...

Thank you so much for your sweet comments - they very much helped, and today is indeed a new day. Springlike sunlight is starting to appear, and with it the promise of warmer days ahead. 
Image by *Cinnamon.

Lines written in early spring...

I heard a thousand blended notes,

While in a grove I sate reclined,

In that sweet mood when pleasant thoughts

Bring sad thoughts to the mind.

To her fair works did Nature link

The human soul that through me ran;

And much it grieved my heart to think

What man has made of man.

Through primrose tufts, in that green bower,

The periwinkle trailed its wreaths;

And 'tis my faith that every flower

Enjoys the air it breathes.

The birds around me hopped and played,

Their thoughts I cannot measure:--

But the least motion which they made

It seemed a thrill of pleasure.

The budding twigs spread out their fan,

To catch the breezy air;

And I must think, do all I can,

That there was pleasure there.

If this belief from heaven be sent,

If such be Nature's holy plan,

Have I not reason to lament

What man has made of man?

- William Wordsworth

One, two & three...

Loving these pieces from J Crew's spring collection.

Images from J Crew.

Hmmm....

The boys are off school for spring break so things might be a little bit random this week. Hope you have a lovely week - we're off to enjoy the stunning spring weather!

Monday, Monday...

A quiet day spent catching up on the weekend. My hyacinth bulbs have finally dried out and become ugly and beautiful at the same time. And the first sign of a distant spring - my daphne have just started to bloom...

Back home

We're back from the most amazing trip!

Five weeks in the States - Portland Oregon (to be exact) with a few side trips. It's so good to be home and once again surrounded by our bits and pieces. Here's a random selection of images from our trip.....

A wind swept northern Californian coast...

An old school bus nestled amongst blossom on the Redwood Highway

A beauty from the de Young Museum in San Francisco

Turtle & Mu investigating fake poo at the Oregon Zoo - boys!

Chinatown San Francisco - so many things to explore...

Wouldn't you love this as your entrance? We stayed near Nob Hill / Russian Hill in San Fran.  I spent many a morning wandering past the most beautiful front gates and doors.

We arrived in Portland at the same time as Spring - there was blossom everywhere....

We saw and did so much - a lot seems a distant memory. Changes could be afoot for us - watch this space....