Waking this morning with a lassitude caused by excessive Chardonnay last night, I feel vaguely irritated that I has wasted a lot of the morning in bed. With terribly slow reaction times I bypassed the kitchen and went out to the back garden to clear my head. It is windy today and although it is sheltered at the back there was still enough swirling wind and some rain-spittle to wake me up. I spent about 40 minutes with secateurs which is always enjoyable. The geranium is coming back so I gave it a haircut and mulched the shoots with compost and leaves. The rose has also started to bud earlier than anticipated so I pruned the parts that had not shoots yet to make sure it didn't go as crazy as last year - all summer I was permanently getting jabbed in the eye unexpectedly. I also finally cut back the dead sweet peas from last year and murdered a hibernating snail hiding in the roots. Some weeding too, a bit of sweeping and I tidied up all the canes into a pot in the shed.
If there is time this weekend I think a major go at the shed is needed. And more watching the spring beginnings of course.