Joys of Spring

Who is?

Bats!

DS2 born at the spring equinox. Must try to call tonight.

Actually, with regard to making obtuse statements, probably from her dad . I am a little more blunt.

Spring equinox today and tomorrow is traditionally the First Day of Spring isn't it?

jeni. Knowing her, it could well be!

baggywas tadpoles the answer to where your dd got her soh from?

Just at last got frogspawn here in the chilly middle of England.

Tadpoles!

bagitha - I wonder where she get's it from!

Re the now non-existent chickens: DD said to DH (who hadn't noticed they were invisible yesterday ) this morning: You'll love the new garden decorations — meaning the strewn feathers. Gotta love the sense of humour!

Yes bagitha the sun is dipping over the island of Gigha. Wonderful sunsets are about to mesmerize us. Must have at least 100 in the sunset folder...all very different in colour and intensity.

Today's daymark is that the sun slipped behind the brow of the hill immediately above our back kitchen window at 1615GMT. It has been lovely to see the sun's position these last two days!

bagitha Sad news about your hens. We were left in charge of ducks belonging to friends. Two wayward stragglers, [investigating the neighbouring field] refused to return to their secure pen at bedtime. Next morning, we were confronted with heaps of down blowing across the field...not a welcome sight.

A day of poems, presents and promises of life yet to come.
Thank you super and bagitha. Lovely both.

Lovely super

Yesterday was our first proper spring day this year
And I saw my first lesser celandines today.
This morning has been beautiful too:
I'm sure I've topped up my vitamin D
Working the the garden
Under a bright blue sky.
The wind has 'got up' now
And brought cloud cover
And a rain haze over the hills
But I have brought in dry wood
And donated no-longer-needed hen food
To a friend.

A golden day -
Clumps of daffodils self-bedded on the beach -
Gorse glowing in the hedgerows -
Forsythia illuminating the far corner of the garden -
Marsh marigolds on the banks of the burn -
Primroses clustered in the woodland beyond -
All turning their heads
Towards the welcome glow
Of

Oh, that sounds a picture, Jess.

Sounds like a nice moment B.
Not raining here and I just went for a very brisk walk to the PO and back. Walked up the only road in the town that inspires house envy. Old houses with huge gardens and overlooks mediaeval settlement (site of). White violets and pink almond blossom!

DD just breezed in wet, muddy, and full of the joys of spring . She's now munching cake and reading her book propped up on the table.

Love it!

DD is playing out in the rain with her pals.

Still plenty of real snow here, but today I went for a long walk in the forest and saw my first wood crocus. It seemed like a harbinger of happier times ahead.

Hope you have calmed down now!
Some of the main roads here look as if they are lined with snow covered bushes, such is the extravagance of the blackthorn.

I love that, butty. Thank you .