a dog's life in the Tamar valley, Cornwall, PL17

a wren, posing for a quick portrait before getting on with whatever it is doing ...eating insects or nesting?

primroses have been adding a splash of yellow for some time. And today, in the milder weather, the first celandines have appeared

by some happy chance there was gold at the end of the lane this evening.

more catkins (nothing else wild is out yet except snowdrops, of which we have blogged enough for this year)

the greening effect of the metals in the spoil tip is very obvious at this time of year.

freshly laid in a puddle full of it, I wonder.