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SPRING SURPRISES

Having moved to this corner of southwest Wales just a few months ago, we’re ignorant of its spring and summer characteristics. We’re anxiously waiting to see what delights lurk in the burgeoning garden and woodland glades.

Just a week into the new year, there was a goodly sprinkling of snowdrops under a venerable chestnut tree. Beneath sycamores

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