Spring is in the air today, it’s windy but has a feel of warmth to it finally. I found a caterpillar working his way through, and the muscari have started emerging 💜, with the calendula still going having held out all through winter. They seem to be good hardy addition to the garden.
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It was bright and it felt like Spring.
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A little dash of yellow appeared and within a day the daffodil was open. The calendula has been holding the garden up with a spot of colour all winter, now has some company. Looking forward to this year’s brightness already 💛
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Back in the Spring when it was all just starting.
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Every day there seems to be more and more happening. Today was filled with finding buds, bugs and Bees 😁
These things are all a bit late on developing this year as the cold has slowed them down. But they’ll progress quickly now I think if we can have a few more days of sunshine and rain.
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Its all coming along nicely now. Some flowers giving it colour, tiny gooseberries forming and Bees starting to stop by. Lavendar, geranium and strawberries all seem to be a favourite so far. The nasturtiums and a sweetpeas are poking through, and I may have scattered more poppy seeds than I should have. We’ll see.
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There are Starlings and Sparrows nesting in the holes and eaves of both my neighbours houses, so I had just been enjoying the little chirping of new birds from afar. Or so I thought. Today I saw a bird shoot into my wall and disappear. I watched and waited, and saw the exit. So quick I almost missed it. But it looked like a Blue tit. So I got my camera, set to video mode and waited, again. And waited. Just before giving up, it darted out and luckily I caught it. Here are the stills. It’s extra exciting now to know I also have birds nesting, and interesting to see how they make do and manage to find somewhere warm, dry and safe right alongside people.
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It was a beautiful day, snowy in the morning and sunny by the afternoon. Its not frequent but does happen now and again we get snow in April. I’ve seen it a few times in my lifetime now.
But this was my view for the Spring snow of 2021.
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Sometimes it’s just nice to get out and have a nice walk.
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