It is ridiculously warm today (by English standards) and one of those wonderful days where you can smell the flowers, and pollen in the air makes the view hazy. The crocuses are budding in the rose beds, and the blossom on the cherry tree that prematurely tried to flower at Christmas is starting to make a fresh appearance.
Alfie has been annoying all morning since we got back from our run, wanting to go in and out of the garden every ten minutes so I ended up staying out with him this afternoon attempting to take photos of him for Eva’s vast photo collection.
I really like the tree he was trying to dig up – anyone know what it is? It is super wiggly and has caterpillar-like flower things budding from it.
It is a willow, and in German we call it corkscrew willow, because... Well I think you can guess why ;)
ReplyDeleteI think it's what we call tortured willow. Florists love it for their arrangements. Our Summer has disappeared and all of a sudden it is very much Autumn here...cooler too and wet and a bit depressing I guess becasue we know winter isn't far away. Enjoy your English Springtime. it looks very pretty. Love and big hugs xxx
ReplyDeleteAwesome Alfie pics!
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