Spring - for two days!

While we have been away the warmer days have brought out many more, and different, crocus flowers, growing through the carpet of dead leaves. 

This rather beautiful striped purple has appeared in the front garden alongside the snowdrops.

In the back garden, many more golden flowers have been joined by new colours too.

We also have one solitary 'white' crocus (although tinged with purple).

There are definite signs of green under the dead leaves now and at the weekend we hope to clear away more leaves to allow the plants to grow.  

It has been warm today and is due to be 21C tomorrow.  However we then have rather an abrupt temperature drop to a high of only 1C on Thursday and a return to well below freezing overnight temperatures.