Sunday, February 28, 2010

a very small visitor

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

Saturday, February 27, 2010

primroses


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

Friday, February 26, 2010

at the end of the road

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

Thursday, February 25, 2010

stackins

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

green tips

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

inner piece


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