A walk round the garden

There is not much out compared to last year. For example the japonica (top left) was covered in blossoms on 20 March 2009 - these are the only, much smaller, flowers on it today. The daffodil (bottom right) is a miniature one in the front bed; the full size ones are all still in bud. Everything is slow to come out and tiny when it does. Hope things brighten up soon!