It's Officially Spring.

Check out the top of the mast across the canal.

My ospreys are back.

So, it's officially spring. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.

The ospreys summer and breed here, then migrate south for the winter. They leave during September and return like clockwork the following March. Their return heralds spring for me.

My daphne odora 'aureomarginata' is starting to bloom and the aroma is intoxicating.

And my hyacinths are blooming.

So there you have it. It's spring.