Spring stuff

Pen and ink, by me

 Now we have exited the wettest winter on record here in Devon and Cornwall, spring is beginning to make an appearance. Some early tulips came and went, wild garlic arrived - and was promptly removed and put into home made pesto - and the trees have all acquired that lovely, spring green tinge. This chartreuse green will disappear as the leaves mature and the darker, summer greens take over.

The hydrangea, too, is making the effort with buds hiding among the new leaves. They deserve their own portrait.

Image: Hydrangea in ink. (c) 2026 by me