Small moments of pleasure in isolation

[Lydart]

I wondered where this thread had gone .... but have found it !

My small moment of pleasure this morning, was waking early, and going out for my allowed walk before five o'clock !   (Boy, it was cold !) .... but the birds were singing their hearts out, and I sat on the bench on the green .... and just listened to the dawn chorus.   Magical .... whether you are in town or country, if you wake early, go out and listen to the birds .... or even open a window and hear the joyous sounds.   Even sparrows sing .... 

[mare]

Well you in the UK will have the pleasure of an hour less in isolation overnight and we in NZ will have an hour more next weekend 
Agree with you re the birds going about their days as always and enjoy having them about, Tui here arise earliest and start their song before dawn and go until well after dusk as well. Still have the chorus of crickets performing well too 

[Treetotal]

Some lovely moments of pleasure here...what a shame that it takes a serious global issue to make us stop and smell the roses.
I thought this yesterday...
We opened up the caravan and gave it a freshen up and opened the windows...then we sat and had a cup of tea and watched the Blue Tits feeding and nest building.
We were going away for Easter in the caravan but will now enjoy it looking out across the garden watching nature in the sunshine instead. It makes you realise how much we take for granted until those things are taken away from us.
Maybe when this is all over, we will realise how lucky we are and appreciate our Family, our freedom and the world around us much more.
Thanks for sharing your uplifting moments 

Please stay home and take care.
Carol

[ThrelfallYorky]

Magnolia blossoms out, not too damaged by overnight frosts, and sparrowhawk appeared in/ over back garden - immediate vanishing act by all small birdies.

[Lydart]

Despite the really cold weather after a week of sunshine, my magnolia is in full flower !

[josey]

A damson tree we planted 2 years ago is blossoming like mad [had to knock off last year's blossom to allow roots to flourish]. A beautiful delicate sight and there have been insects around so hopefully will be pollinated.

[[Ray]]

Our Magnolia has just started flowering too.     

(Must have been the amount of ponypoo applied last year)

[Kay99]

Our damsons are in full flower as well.  We used to have an orchard of them and one year picked over half a ton for the market but the trees have increasingly suffered from old age and the gales.   

One bright spark for us are the camilla flowers and I am really looking forward to the tulips starting.  Their buds are starting to show colour

Kay

[trish1120]

I live in a small block of 4 1930's units with a large garden.
Everyone has had their back doors open and we have conversed at a distance.
Lots of cleaning and repairs/painting going on by everyone.

A hub of activity in a difficult time.

I lost my 3 elderly cats a few months apart last year and decided not to get anymore.

As every ones doors are open my neighbours 2 cats have been coming in and making themselves at home.

That has been an incredible pleasure for me as I live alone