Windy Thursday and Peak Crocus

I do my best to be a Good, Helpful Boy, I really do. 

Having learned that, no matter how much of a 'sad face' I put on, Gail will go out for a bicycle ride with her friends every Thursday morning when we are in Aberdeen, I have taken the advice of those who say you should "chose your attitude". So instead of sulking and being resentful, which would be a natural response, I try to act positive and I post on the cycling WhatsApp group a weather report from Duthie Park first thing, thus the ladies know what to expect when they head off for their weekly outing. 

Yesterday I posted this.

When Gail returned home at around 2:30 pm she was looking more than usually windswept and exhausted and said trying to balance on two wheels in 30 mph (gusting 40 - 50 mph) cross winds had made her head feel all fuzzy.

Later, I saw more messages on the WhatsApp group. 

I was a tiny bit miffed to find myself being accused of 'understatement'.

Was it my fault that the windspeed increased so much between my 7 am walk and the time, two hours later, when the ride started?

Worse, Gail seemed reluctant to take me for another walk that day, even though the wind dropped later on. In the end we compromised and I settled for a short stroll, back to the park, where it is now Peak Crocus.

Happy Nature Friday friends! 

First sighting of Duthie Park crocuses

Oh I can't even begin to express how thrilled I was to see all these beautiful crocuses springing up in Duthie Park!

So I raced across to Gail, confident she would agree that we had the perfect subject matter for this week's Nature Friday.

Can you believe she tried to pour cold water on the idea, saying my predecessor Bouncing Bertie had posed in the crocuses several times, and before him Hamish the Westie, and that really, the whole concept of 'terrier posing in the early spring flowers' was old and tired and could not be regarded as in any way special. (Between you and me, there's a possibility that it's Gail who is getting old and tired, and I think she should consider herself very fortunate to have a bright young pup around to help her see the beauties of nature with fresh eyes.)  

So anyway, it took me a quite while to convince my human that, since I have never encountered crocuses before, they seem very special to me. Eventually she agreed to take a few photos of me 'posing nicely'. 

I hope you like the pictures.

Happy Nature Friday!