Editor’s Diary: Signs Of Spring
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What a spring we are having! Looking back through my Editor’s Diary, I cannot remember ever enjoying such a sustained period of fabulous weather at this time of year.
In fact, since lockdown began, there hasn’t been a single day of weather bad enough to keep me indoors. That is quite a feat on the east coast of Scotland!
Some people might find it frustrating to have sunny days when we are confined to home. But I prefer to see it as an opportunity to enjoy the unfurling of spring right on my doorstep.
My daily walk is a treat for the senses. The River Tay is flat calm and the reflections are superb.
Have you noticed how many butterflies there are this year?
On a walk last weekend I was mobbed by gorgeous orange tips that mistook my purple jacket for the wild violets they love.
Yellow is the colour of spring, and there are primroses everywhere.
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Photograph by Angela Gilchrist.
There are ducklings on a nearby duckpond, too.
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Photograph by Angela Gilchrist.
This little family gave me an anxious ten minutes one lunchtime as they attempted with varying degrees of success to follow Mum up a steep bank. I was almost late home for a conference call as I couldn’t leave till I knew they were all safe!
Without too much rain or strong winds, the blossom is looking lovely for once. Usually it’s all a bit bedraggled!
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Photograph by Angela Gilchrist.
I’m enjoying my daily walks so much that I’m determined to keep them going once lockdown ends.
Though I will have to swap my majestic views of the Fife countryside for the Dundee cityscape!
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Photograph by Angela Gilchrist.
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