Sunday Fragment

When the weather's like this, it's impossible not to be hopeful: the grass was all crunchy underfoot this morning, but the sky...bright blue, totally clear, and the sun shining unstoppably, dazzlingly, vibrating with light and heat. There are pre-Spring flowers in the beds -- daffs, tulips just showing, snowdrops, hyacinths nudging their way through the soil.
A day to decide things and make resolutions, with the sun in your eyes and the cold wind on your face (freshly moisturised for protection, naturally).