Early morning walk following in Su's footsteps along Perfect Place, seeing more signs of Spring.   I also sighted the sprouting of fearsome security ironware around some of the houses down the hill from there. 

Popped by the new corner shop, which was not open as advertised, so walked back past the established shop.  Surprised by the fact that it was open but the proprietor seems galvanised by the competition, and is now opening earlier than before.  He even held Bella's lead for me while I got the paper!


On the way home I passed the Guerrila Garden by the pub - all these trees, shrubs and daffodils on this patch of grass have been planted in the dead of night by mystery gardeners (although we have heard rumours about who they may be).

Then off to UWE, where I spent much of the day talking to final year students about final year projects, and to some second year students who have decided that just over a week is plenty of time to complete a term-long piece of work.  The joys of teaching :-).