you looking for trouble

Feisty lamb (one of last years unless they are growing even faster) harassing timid dogs. And below the native wild daffodil is beginning to make an appearance.

Signs of Spring 2

The fields are full of them!

Signs of Spring 1

Two cock pheasants having a territorial dispute. Usually very shy birds, they were too engrossed in each other to notice us.

hard to believe

a beautiful end to a wild, wild day

pond life

water is appearing in new places everywhere at the moment. A new waterfall has appeared (visible through the trees just above H's head in the photo) from water flowing out of old mine workings. Some frog spawn has appeared (quite late this year despite the mild temperatures) with an unidentified predator.

Springing

Despite all this stormy weather, or possibly because it has been so mild, the annual cycle has started again. Snowdrops are out in profusion everywhere. These are complex varieties growing in the valley between Old Mill and Luckett.