Sunday 8 January 2006

Barneys injections

Friday we dropped into the Vets to book Barneys injections - when we went last year the apple trees were full of fruit ....the bushes were full of sloes.  the Trees had their beautiful Autum Blossom.

 

 

Driving into the park how different everything looked  - The trees were bare = as were the bushes, everything looked bleak and dull

It seems impossible that in a few weeks time everything will burst into life. and Spring will be here with it's promise of New life..

The first signs of spring are the snowdrops - I really look forward to seeing them poke there little heads through the hard ground.  such small flowers with such strength...and such beauty when they flower...

followed by the trees coming into bud - and making the bleak countryside look alive again. turning this dark wintertime into a new world full of promise...and full of hope for the future..

 

 

12 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hi Ally,  Spring can`t come soon enough for me this year.  I`ve had enough of winter now...I`m bored with the whole chilly process...lol!  Luckily Jake`s injections aren`t due until May...I wonder how much they`ll cost this year?!!  :o)

Sandra xxxx

Anonymous said...

You make it sound like spring is right around the corner. I can see the green through your writing. I love to see the way you say something and compare it to the way we say it. It is so interesting to me. You say carpark and I say parking lot. I have seen the word sloe and I should know what that is but I don't. Paula

Anonymous said...

We usually still have daffodills in June! So we have a long wait!

Anonymous said...

Yea daffadils...also the little fairy lillies that pop up from too much rain...love those...Spring is my favorite time.  Sandi http://journals.aol.com/sdoscher458/IJustHadToLaugh

Anonymous said...

Just thought did you drink your sloe gin ?...............Jan xx

Anonymous said...

I too am already looking forward to Spring but it seems so far away today. Hope you are getting some sunshine, Sandra

Anonymous said...

I do hope spring is round the corner! At work we have daffodils which normally flower in a sheltered spot in the garden from the end of January. Jeannette.  http://journals.aol.co.uk/jlocorriere05/Welcometomytravels

Anonymous said...

Hope Barney behaves when you take him for his injections, they are not very brave little things are they.  When we were out for our walk on the first of the year I saw catkins (pussy willows) out on a tree  and thought that was very early. things to come. Love joan.

Anonymous said...

I'm with Jan...
please tell us about that sloe gin
years ago my brother introduced me to it
not homemade though
he liked it with orange juice

Anonymous said...

Spring is my favourite Season, everythings starting to show in the Garden - We have a Snowdrop walk at 'Hodsock Priory' it is lovely with hundreds and hundreds of Snowdrops. A beautiful little flower...and as you say, Spring is on it's way!
Aileen...X

Anonymous said...

I too love to see the snow drops peeping through, sign of new life again. Wonder if we will get more snow ,hope not!!! Like Jan said was the sloe gin good ??.....Jeanx

Anonymous said...

We are having a very mild winter here.   I do not even have the woodburner going because it would be too warm.    Once spring occurs I can remember people complaining about the heat, as I am one of them.    The fall was good for me after the hot August.    It is just cold enough though today that I still do not feel well enough because of back pain to resume working on my home.    The good thing is that I can do a lot of reading.    So, I guess I will make the best out of what is given.     Only a red X in the corner for the photo?      mark