Can Spring be far away ?

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I haven’t blogged for a while , so here goes .
We’ve been back from Lanzerote for nearly a week now .
It was a good break ,rather windy , intermittant cloud and sun , but enjoyable (20c).
It is an island that the eye has to be tuned into because there are so many shades of sand and tuffa (the volcanic rock ) , and on first glimpses it looks quite dull . Its probably like marmite .
There was lots of green ( we were in the north and possibly the damper part ). Plenty of "farming " going on of vegetables , and they are still producing cochineal ,which is obtained from the beetle that lives on one of the larger cactus ; this is grown by the field-full .
Cactus are everywhere and the variety is astounding ; there is a cactus garden that is abundant with them , and they have also imported lots from Mexico . OH insisted that I take lots of pics for Hywel , so stand-by .
Today a youth came to prune the apple trees , and he had a go at the Buddlea . It was a lovely bright morning , so I helped him load up the bin ( that put the cleaning on hold for a while anyway ).
After lots of soul-serching , and not a little negotiation with the District Council , we have permission to fell the massive Pine tree in the garden , at the end of the month . I hope that we are doing the right thing !
The mornings and evenings are much lighter now , so we only have a short while to wait for Spring .
Seeds to sort in a big way .

• 4 Feb, 2013
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