Sounding a bit like a prog rock concept album’s track listings, The Portents of Spring, has surely been followed by The Arrival of Spring.

The asparagus bed has duly started sprouting, making a delicious addition in the kitchen to the already prolific wild garlic and rhubarb.

Nearby, the bluebells are appearing on the sunniest slopes of our local Peak and Long Down.

While, as is traditional, Emma’s lovingly tended seed trays are germinating on the windowsill.