Well, it was April after all

and the log fire burned merrily in the hearth.

The ghost was nowhere to be seen

though the light bounced off all sorts of things in the sitting room.

The dew was heavy on the lawn.

Outside the kitchen

a single red tulip in the grass – and Marmite on the window sill.

Houses galore

even a house fit for a hobbit.

Cowslips, dandelions, grape hyacinth  and tulips make a lawn in the orchard.

Primroses too

just look at the grass

and peek in at the windows.

Primroses under the rose.