March 2021 - Spring Has Come to The Somme.
Posted on 31st March 2021 by Julie and David Thomson in General News.
March, a contrary month – not winter but not always spring either, however it is usually a favourite month of ours as it promises so much of the year to come…this March however continues to be difficult due to Covid, though we hope things will get better quickly, just as the sun lengthens the days.
Weather-wise it has been a mixed bag, sometimes cold, windy, wet, misty, other times blue sky and mild. The month has ended on a high with blue skies and very warm temperatures. So, no surprise the fields and gardens around us are springing into life, new crops growing, buds and blossom, birds nesting and chirping. The sun warming our faces on our walks reminds us life is good.
It brings to mind this poem by Sara Teasdale. As new life bursts through it contrasts so much with the death and destruction of war…”Spring in Wartime.”