Buds are bursting

This morning we were assailed by the lovely clean, soapy smell of fresh hawthorn blossom which yesterday opened wide in the sunshine. And after weeks of watching the oak and ash dead-heating as to which would unfurl their new leaves first today the oak has definitely won the race with lots of new leaves open at the top of the tree on the edge of the car park whilst its ash neighbour is still in bursting bud. And you know what that means - we're in for a splash.