Good things start early

Indeed, like all things worthwhile, the earlier you start the better it becomes, so it is with gnomes and gardeners.
This rare early photograph of a very young Nigel Gnome honing the skills required for great vegetable gardening, namely the finely co-ordinated work with spade and barrow.

Just shows that even a grumpy old Gnome was cute when he was small!

We are curently having a lovely extended period of fine settled weather and it really feels like spring now.
:)