We’ve had a beautiful week. The sun has shone and the days are definitely warmer. The mornings are really cold due to the clear skies overnight. A couple of days ago a carpenter bee hit the kitchen window. A lot of people are frightened by their appearance (big and black) but they are quite harmless. I read somewhere that when the males get the urge they will try to mate with any thing that is dark and shiny, I can’t find confirmation of that now. Ours aren’t quite as big as this one.
The tree in front of the house has lots of buds ready to blossom, but this afternoon I was surprised to see one or two leaves unfurling. There are quite a few daffodils out and other flowers not far behind. This evening there was a tit right at the top of one of my Russian olive trees singing his heart out.
In the last week a new road sign has been put up on the road to the marsh warning that frogs an toads may be crossing. We’ve already seen one or two toads out in the evening and heard the frogs on the marsh this afternoon.
All we need now are the squirrels in the park to come out and a lizard or two on the kitchen windowsill
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This is a big one, indeed. Our weather has been cold until the day before yesterday. Yesterday I had to go to Lausanne to meet somebody and we had lunch together. We sat actually outside on the terrace. And we were not cold, the sunshine was lovely.
At Marta's pond the party is over, the frogs have hopped it. Only great mounds of spawn to show they had been there. I want warm, though. Lots of warm! -been snowed in in Wales in March, though; I try to be patient.
The only signs of Spring in my garden here in Middle England are a few paltry snowdrops, and some crocuses that the blackbird keeps ripping to bits!
Peter: If you are courageous you can sit out on the terraces all year round here.
Dru: Cast not a clout, ‘ere May is out. I hang onto my warm clothes – just in case.
Keith: Give them some scraps then!
Shea: That is kind of you. To you too!
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