A nice spring day

My first daffodil

Thomas enjoys the last of the spring afternoon sun

Slept late today (no, you don't want to know how late) but then expiated my sin by going out and doing the garden. The front garden is a real mess; it's on the cold side of the house, so in winter/spring doesn't see much activity from me. Thomas had a great time chasing around like a mad cat, crashing through the undergrowth all paws flying and chasing the bits of grass I was trying to pull out. Things look better out there now, but there's still a deal to do; remove some ornamental grasses that have grown too big, and replant the front border. The day was cool but fine, and this time of year one needs to take the opportunity of a fine day - it may rain for the next two weeks, who knows?
    We have another election going on in NZ, lots of shady dealings and mutual blamings for hacking into websites, illegal donations and conflicts of interest. Why are we always governed by ratbags? Do we deserve them? The mystery to me is that the sitting government and its Prime Minister are really popular, why I don't know. I can only suppose that the people who vote for him are the same ones who supported Hitler, or voted repeatedly for Berlusconi; they want a 'strong' leader, regardless of how corrupt he is. I will be voting for the Opposition (left-wing). Their leader is a complete nong (Kiwi for fool) but the rest of the party have some good people who still have the old-fashioned notion of social responsibility.
  So, rant over now, expect to read another one when the evil conservatives get in (again).