With a cold start to the month, my spirits were raised with the arrival of some seeds through the post; teasal, greater stitchwort and alkanet and an eleven flower mix of native annuals. Then suddenly, temperatues really rose. lesser celandine was beginning to bloom along the roadsides and hazels were streaming with lamb's-tail catkins.
Yesterday, the frogs reappeared, and despite continuous rain we were treated today with the sight of at least seven swirling around the surface of the pond. Although it's slighty later, there's certainly much more activity than last year. Last night I went out for a closer look, but despite my best stealth, the noise of the frantic splashing had become silent by the time I'd crept to the edge of the pond. I sat for some twenty minutes in the misty cool, but they all stayed hidden. At one point though, the kitchen light got turned on and I swear I could see several sets of eyes, glinting at me from the surface! I left them in peace, and hobbled away to ease the pain in my joints.
Yesterday, the frogs reappeared, and despite continuous rain we were treated today with the sight of at least seven swirling around the surface of the pond. Although it's slighty later, there's certainly much more activity than last year. Last night I went out for a closer look, but despite my best stealth, the noise of the frantic splashing had become silent by the time I'd crept to the edge of the pond. I sat for some twenty minutes in the misty cool, but they all stayed hidden. At one point though, the kitchen light got turned on and I swear I could see several sets of eyes, glinting at me from the surface! I left them in peace, and hobbled away to ease the pain in my joints.