All the alder trees in Reading are in full bloom at the moment. There are lots about because of the River Thames, and some grow on the roadside quite a way from the water.
This means there’s lots of yellow catkins waving about, with some staining the pavement when they fall to the ground and get crushed.
Some of my friends are suffering from hayfever at the moment because of the pollen, a strange phenomenon when the weather is freezing cold and snowing and not at all spring-like.
Watching nature while walking 