Three seasons in one day

The English climate is weird, and so is English vegetation. Today on the Stray, there were cherry trees about to burst into blossom, lots of chestnut trees in full leaf, and trees still wearing their spiky winter branches. It's brilliant.

On a different subject, anyone who read the recent blog about liquor licensing might be interested to look at the discussion of this subject on Streetlife. It's informative, thoughtful, and definitely not predictable.