levels

 

the top (almost) and the bottom (almost) of the food chain

things are happening

 

crocuses about to bloom as some warmth returns to the soil. For the technically minded Spot is experimenting with a 2 dioptre lens on the end of a FX Nikon 24 - 70mm lens, a tripod, and F22 which makes the camera intensely short sighted (like him) but gives a lot of depth of field over quite a wide area. Roll on FRPS.

skylarks happen

 

today we heard the first skylark of the year, high and invisible to the naked eye, but a little flock of four flew past. They like rough pasture like this field and nest on the ground although the nests are very hard to find. It feels as if Spring is almost here, the tipping point, but so often this turns out to be an illusion and Winter bites back. February always feels like the longest month of all.

definitely out 2

 

ant's eye view of native snowdrop

definitely out

 

it doesn't feel like it to us but plants and birds think Spring has arrived.

some colour

 

one solitary pansy survives the frosts

Spring in the air

 

a bit of joie de vivre for the snow and cyclone bound