Having lived most of my l;ife in South Africa, my birthday month was the hottest month of the year with with bougainvillea filled garden, patio birthday  parties, swimming in the sea etc. Now that I live here, it is more of a slow progression of seasons. We move through the colour spectrum - white (snow and snowdrops) yellow (daffs & crocusses) Blues, (bluebells, crocusses, violets) and then we burst into colour in summer. But at first, it's a gentle change. There is not really much of a … [Read more...]