Staying Awake

I am so tired, I must be getting old, I really didn't want to get up this morning. Maybe it is just losing a hour last weekend that is catching up on me. I love the spring and the longer days, I really don't want to sleep through it all. The blossom has been on the trees for a couple of weeks now and the park is a sea of daffodils. Our house is on a long avenue, the trees that grow on each side of the road are not especially impressive for most of the year, but when the blossom is out they look amazing The petals are a bit annoying when they blow all over the car, but the blossom looks so pretty and it reminds me that we have the whole summer stretching ahead of us. In the last day or two I have noticed that the magnolia blossom is out, my mum loves magnolia trees and when I see the blossom it always makes me think of her, it also brings back memories of a special time and a special place for me. My favourite plants are less exotic but every bit as beautiful, I love primroses, not the brash coloured things that we grow in the garden, I like the delicate pale yellow wild ones. They are beautiful because of their simplicity and I love the way that grow in such unlikely places such as at the edge of a motorway or busy road. I love horse chestnut trees too, the candles of blossom are very impressive, the rows of horse chestnut trees in the park look amazing. Oh well, having got all excited about spring being here at last, all I have to do now is to stay awake long enough to enjoy it!