seasons

It's been a while.

It's been a while since I was here, and even longer since I was really here.

Winter is a funny season, I love the opportunity to live in ugg boots, leggings and baggy jumpers. I love the warmth of a heated house, the rainy days inside (and boy, it is so much easier to work from home when it is cold, wet and generally uninviting outside). But, winter seems to bring with it a complete lack of motivation, and generally an annual case of the blues. My nights are usually productive. As someone whose mind works best before lunch and again at dusk, I normally utilise those times to get all manner of things done. Lately? I've been on a one way train to struggletown. I feel weighted with fatigue and lacking that sense of vision that normally propels me through those moments of intense...procrastination.

But now, at last the trees are changing, my hayfever is back with a vengeance, and the days are ever so slowly getting longer. The frosts have dissipated and we have been plagued with the August winds which all mean only one thing - Spring is coming. A new season, a new opportunity to seize the day and make some changes. A chance to clean, cleanse and rid ourselves of all the things that remind us of those cold, wintry blue days. Certainly a chance to rejoice.

In light of this change of seasons, I'm making some changes. All for the greater good and you know what? I'm excited. 

1 & 2// This morning was glorious. The morning sun beamed into our bedroom, and both Elliot and I enjoyed sitting in the warmth for a moment or two.

3 & 4 // The very sad, dead looking tree outside our living room has begun to blossom at last, a true sign the seasons are changing.

5// that glorious sunshine.

6// after the lemon tree bandit stole our first lemon tree, this little guy is giving it a good go. Here's hoping he doesn't go missing like his predecessor.

Has anyone else had a case of the Winter blues?