Longer Days, Lighter Layers

May is that quiet month where we turn from spring to summer — the moment when the days stretch out, everything is brighter, and the countryside shifts into full bloom. Mornings are brighter earlier, evenings linger longer, and everything feels a little more possible outdoors. Here in Somerset we finally have all the trees back in full leaf which always seems to happen within a few days.

Seasonal Shifts & Countryside Markers

Lambing season is in full swing, skylarks rise from pasture and the woods are full of bluebells. Light stretches further each day, but the ground still holds winter’s damp — a reminder that spring doesn’t arrive all at once.

How do you manage the transition between seasons? Spring is still a little way off but for me February can be tougher to appreciate as the joy of embracing the cosiness of being indoors and novelty of wrapping up warm when venturing outdoors really starts to wear off.