Winter turns into Spring. It is sometimes hard to believe how quickly things can change. The photographs, both taken this year, show the transformation between March and April. The wonder of the British climate is how variable and inevitable it will always be. There is a great joy in witnessing this timeless progression. The anticipation has turned to a reality. The garden is now alive with fresh colour and the grass needs to be cut.
There is a scientific reason we enjoy this anticipation. Most people tend to imagine positive events in their future. When an individual anticipates something good happening, the neurotransmitter dopamine is released, resulting in positive feelings and decreased painful ones, along with increased arousal and excitement that can also feel good.
Perhaps this is why gardeners are generally a more happy bunch, we are always planning and anticipating the next round of the eternal climate roundabout?
But do cats feel the same? They certainly enjoy the extra outdoors time. Just ask Hecate and Mili.
Top tip: Always think ahead and be proactive not reactive. Enjoy the anticipation but tackle those weeds now because the soil is beginning to warm up. Weeding now will save so much effort later.
