March is finally here bringing the long awaited longer days that lift spirits as we once again go and return to work in the light. It’s a huge step change really but it is so gradual that we hardly notice until it is upon us. The garden is looking more mature under the flat grass which accentuates the size of the trees. The emerging daffodils around the base of the trees just add to the effect.

Robbie is completely over his operation now and his personality seems to have been magnified to another level. I rather thought he might be quieter somehow. He’s 99% joy and 1% hard work. I can live with those odds.

It’s so good to once again take evening and morning walks through the paths that wind across the top of the cemetery. With a healthy dose of imagination the old widely spaced trees and the thick carpet of beech leaves I could almost imagine I am in one of the ancient forests of Middle earth.