Nature offers stark contrast at this time to what is going on in the human world with Covid-19. Spring is busy doing its thing - bursting with birdsong, buds and new life.
It's a polar opposite to mankind, having mostly to observe, but not enjoy, the season of growing light. But if nature tells us anything, it’s that change is always happening and much is beyond our control.
It’s the worldwide loss of control that has unnerved people, ordinary citizens and even prime ministers, captured by the virus and hostage to uncertainty.
But there are important things we can control, such as our attitude to the viral threat and feeding our minds with facts. At this stage in the outbreak, days appear to blend into each other and it can be difficult to