It is Tuesday the 20th of March. It is the official day of the start of Spring. With the recent snowfall, it is hard to believe that winter is technically over. It is a season that brings us out of winter’s bleak and blustery (seemingly never- ending) dark days, and into the rejuvenation of all things dormant. The winter season from 2017 across to 2018 has been a tough one. With temperatures reaching all new lows and a latter-day uninvited visit from the “Beast from the East”, for those who suffer with the winter blues, spring is a welcomed guest. Spring encompasses the meaning of new life and rebirth. Signature seasonal flowers such as daffodils, bluebells and snowdrops begin to blossom and an increased presence of bambino creatures begins to dominate.

For my photographs, I decided to take pictures of subjects that symbolise new life and vivacity. In a garden pot there were these ambitious shoots spiking through the soil. Showing great resilience towards the heavy frost and snow from a waning winter, they flowered into a plush group of smile demanding daffodils. The daffodils are bright yellow- a colour with a long history of connotations with arousing happiness. This colour features with a consistency throughout spring. The raindrops sitting on the petals shows that despite the attempt to dampen spirits, a positive outlook still remains. The transition from winter to spring allows us to rejuvenate our mind-set, from reciting our miseries of winter, to delighting in all things new.