Slowly softening

Another day, a grey one at that. The earth is slowly softening, there is a mist today lying across the valley which echoes the recent rain. There is a slight flush of green in the crisp brown grass. It's strange to see green in the fields nearby: even stranger how quickly we become used to something being dead. And disturbing how quickly the agapanthas have sprung back: they were just starting to look sick.

It will take a while to get used to this dry being normal, it will be fascinating to see how the plants and animals adapt and survive. Maybe that's why blackberries and agapanthas are here, they could be all that's left if this keeps up.