SPRING

Spring is here. The snow has finally gone, and the temperature in Denmark is above freezing. Not much above, but positive nevertheless. After the consistent cold, it feels almost like summer.

Now is the time for the plant kingdom to show its resilience and muscle. After being buried under icy particles of water and cut off from both sun and light, plants have the chance to shine.

And how. Our house abuts a small wood. One day it looks just like a wood in winter, all bare trees and rotting vegetation underfoot. The next day - literally - it is an abundance of colour, as white, yellow and blue flowers spring up from nothing. It is exilharating to watch the change.

The trees won't come out in bloom for at least another month. But the long, grey winter months are over.

Walter Blotscher