Tending the garden

January 22nd and very cold here with fog in the morning. However, in last few days we have sowed some tomato seeds in a small pot and brought it inside for warmth. I have sowed delphinium which will be beautiful in the summer and at moment in a seed tray in our cold greenhouse along with sweet pea seeds I planted. I've also laid some seed potatoes in a tray ready to sprout. Around the garden, work needed doing in last day in the way of pruning straggly roses and raking up wet soggy Autumn leaves. It is heartening to see snowdrops ready to open with plenty of celandines showing heart shaped leaves before they burst into bloom. Lots of Spring bulbs showing. It is good to see birds taking the wild bird seed and nuts I've put out - chaffinches, robins, blackbirds, magpies and squirrels of course pop in and out. How lucky I am to be able to watch nature in action.