Spring is in the air
as I head out
on my daily walks
during the first week of March.

A bright red ladybird
nestling among
green, shiny ivy.

A buzzing bumble bee
who drifts from blossom to blossom
around our garden.

A wee, furry caterpillar,
hay-brown,
who wriggles across a path
near a busy motorway.

A magpie busily constructing
an untidy nest
in a birch tree
near Musgrave Park.

A whole weekend
of clear blue skies
and one precious afternoon
when it’s actually warm enough
to go for a walk
without a coat
(I feel like I’m on holiday!)

Spring is in the air
and there is definitely light
at the end of the dark tunnel
of a difficult and challenging winter.

Thank you, Lord!

© Claire Murray, 3rd March 2021