Spring arrives in Windsor

I've mentioned the arrival of Spring in a number of recent blogs. So this morning, after kicking a soccer with James on the Long Walk and waving to the Queen on her way to church, I though I'd take a stroll through the street to take some photos. As it turns out today has been a warm and sunny (actually about 13 degrees - so it must be English to call that warm!) so we've all had a relaxing day. More later.

Some trees and shrubs are just starting to sprout new leaves. Although most are still buds. The most prominent sign of Spring is the flowering of bulbs. Besides the daffodils the flower boxes lining our drive are in bloom. Besides the daffodils there's also hyacinth and polyanthos. From Sheet Street I strolled back to the Long Walk, past the communal garden, and snapped a photo of more daffodils that seem to be planed at the base of trees. In fact, one of the most impressive displays is in the large round-about that's at the end of Sheet Street. I navigated the traffic to walk amongst them and take a few shots.

My walk led to Peascod Street where I called Merrilyn and found her with James at Bachelor's Acre playground. I couldn't resist the warm weather and bought James hist first cup of Chunky Monkey ice cream from Ben & Jerry's. He guarded it from the other children who also wanted some!

We enjoyed a picnic lunch in the garden of our apartments - with more soccer afterwards. The warm sun was very relaxing and I grabbed a beer for some R&R. This afternoon we took a walk to Carluccio's and had a coffee. Unfortunately the biscotti we ordered didn't arrive!

As I type this Merrilyn is sitting in the window reading the copy Coast & Country that Lynne sent us (it has her article about Churches in it) and James is watching Aladdin.

Photos are here.