Nature's timing seems somewhat awry

Visiting a friend near Leek today, right off the beaten track, I was amazed to find - still - the woods full of bluebells in full bloom. So close to the woods I visited almost a month ago, it seems strange that these are so far behind. But this year, timings do seem very odd, with a grapevine in my garden (alas, fruitless) only just coming into leaf in the last day or two. It's lucky it did, as I was just about to give up on it, assume the winter had finally beaten it, and chop it down.

Back to this wonderful wood, an amazing bird chorus included ravens and chiff chaffs, with buzzards flying overhead. With only the occasional plane overhead, it was a wonderfully peaceful spot.