DottyD, first daffodil! I’m so ready for Spring. We still have a foot of snow in our backyard ... and now ice too as the snow melts. It’s still quite the trek out to the bird feeder. But I think it will melt this week with warming temperatures.
You mentioned you live about an hour south of London? In the Surrey Hills? I’ve read that area is spectacularly beautiful. Lots of small picturesque villages and nature parks. My husband is a hiker (I’m more of a shopper) and that is an area we’ve looked at visiting.