Today's weather was gorgeous; really warm and sunny. In the pond the frog's spawn has turned into a mass of wriggling tadpoles, and those which hatched first are even beginning to venture around the edges of the pool. Ants and spiders busy themselves in the damp, grass margins. Two water boatmen made regular appearances today, though still no sign of pond scaters till mid afternoon when the first of the year was spotted. Pond snails were everywhere. Beneath the water's surface the clumps of oxygenating weed have really filled out, though we could still do with more, I think. Within the margins the yellow flag iris shoots are about five inches tall and the water mint has spread dramatically.
Within the meadow strip the primroses are a wonderful sight. I'm having such trouble getting a photo which does them justice though. The forget-me-nots are beginning to flower, and everything seems to be sending up new growth including our little willow saplings which have just begun to break into leaf.
Also today, I sowed a tray of native foxglove seeds. Foxglove seed shouldn't be covered with soil so I just sprinkled the fine seed onto the compost's surface, watered with a fine, mist spray and left the tray outside under a piece of glass.