Spring! (Or, "What I Like About Living In Ireland" #1)
One of the best things about living in Ireland is the early spring. Daffodils, crocus, prunus and camellias have all been blooming for a couple of weeks now and the days are noticeably lengthening. Though spring officially started on the 1st of February, tomorrow is a the more important day in my personal calendar. March 7th, the day the sun finally rises high enough in the sky to reach over the front of our house and hit the wall that separates our paved "yard" from our back garden.
This is the view from our kitchen in the summer. It gets no direct sun all winter so in my mind, spring really starts when the sun returns.
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