Heroes Not Zombies

You know that thing that happens where a noise stops and it’s only when it stops that you realise just what a noise it was? Well, I had a similar experience yesterday and today. When I went out for a walk yesterday this is what I saw –

No, I don’t mean Stirling Castle, I see that every day. I mean the blue sky! Look at it! Not a cloud in sight! Then as I walked to the railway station this morning it was so light I couldn’t believe it. I began to wonder if I’d slept in, or if the clocks had changed and I’d missed it. It feels like we’ve gone from weeks and weeks of winter darkness, just suddenly into Spring sunshine….