Since my last blog when the snowdrops cavorted in the March breeze, the daffodils have come and gone and now the woodlands ring out a carpet of brilliant blue. It is a favourite time of year when the bees busy themselves on the all too brief cherry blossom and the azaleas and rhododendrons herald a wonderful array and intensity of colour. During this familiar albeit brief period in nature’s cyclic journey, so much has changed. A pandemic has created a new ‘now’ with pressin