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Spring fever

Behind the scenes

She's had a fair old rollicking lately, but there are definite signs out there that Canterbury is turning the corner - in a seasonal sense at least.

Margaret Stoddart Spring by the Avon 1925. Watercolour. Presented by the Friends of the Robert McDougall Art Gallery, 1982

Margaret Stoddart Spring by the Avon 1925. Watercolour. Presented by the Friends of the Robert McDougall Art Gallery, 1982

There might be fresh snow on the hills, but in gardens, empty sections, in the parks and along the rivers, the early daffodils are starting to emerge. Welcome back, Spring. I don't think I've ever been so happy to see you.

Spring has returned. The Earth is like a child that knows poems. (Rainer Maria Rilke)