We have now all but finished clearing the bank and in doing this have "released" the snowdrops to the world.  There are a good deal of them here and I shall lift and divide these clumps when they have gone over.  The daffs are now about two inches tall and buds are on so many things that I am feeling quite giddy with the prospect that spring is around the corner.  The lawns look uneven and as though a good trim would not come amiss but it is so wet that this is just not possible.  The sun is shinning and I am off to prep air seed trays (after I have dusted round  )