Originally Posted by botty kayer

Thanks. We had a mild winter with minimal snow, but have been hammered with lots of storms with very high winds and more rain than usual...which is quite a lot to start with....but this last week it has really turned, the sun has been out all day again today and its glorious, and everyone's spirits are lifted. It feels like spring and summer are finally with us. Here's a nice magnolia tree from this morning declaring summer is a go!