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Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Bluebells





Started a bit straggly but the blue intensifies as each week goes by - should be at full throttle by early May.

Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Daffodils



All flowers are early this year. This lot were really showing off - hundreds of em.

Friday, March 25, 2011

Spring begins to bloom








A bit of a lag after the snowdrops, then suddenly it all starts happening...dandelions in massive profusion, primroses thick on the ground, and flaking the primroses , the violets - not so many but demaning attention, like the zebra to the wildebeast.

Tuesday, January 4, 2011

Herons have babies

The herons have been busy. We have found four blue eggshells - about the same size as hens eggs below their nest in the island wood.