sprung 2

Two inheritors of the village pond after the great duck theft of 2005 posing for posterity. Notice the mischievous glint in their eyes. Eggs are coming.

carpet of broken stones

opposite leaved golden saxifrage in profusion

grey wagtail and long tailed tits

confusingly yellow, the grey wagtail is distinguished from the yellow wagtail by being yellow and having pinkish legs (actually this could be a blue headed yellow wagtail (!) migrating through). By a stream in grounds of Duchy College

And below is a long tailed tit, one of a party of six of these characterful and enchanting birds.

sprung

Spring is.

rooks nest

I think the rooks cannot nest much higher without leaving the trees (especially the nests in the trees to the left of the bungalow). This is a much vaunted sign of fair weather but is it true? I will search the archives for earlier views of these nests and let you know

fine weather coming

the first fine sunset for a month or so, the harbinger of some fine weather perhaps.