Aaark
For the first time that I’ve noticed, we have crows nesting in the tall beeches by the lake. I really don’t think it can have happened before. Given that the ground is covered with white spots, and the nestlings are making the most extraordinary variety of prehistoric-sounding noises, I’m fairly sure I would have noticed. My banks of spring flowers are coming along nicely. I realised in the last week or so I must have planted a lot of tulipa tarda, a very small yellow and white wild tulip which despite its name, is actually very early for a tulip. Their little yellow and white stars are popping up all over the place, and very nice it is to see them. The grape hyacinths, similarly, have put in an appearance. I thought something must have eaten them all but they were just slow getting started. The primroses are in full bloom, so we’re really looking like spring at last.
April 25th, 2010 at 1:57 pm
I’d be calling in the Apparitional Gamekeeper to instigate a quick progrom against the little bastards (the crows, not the flowers). Here in St Bees, next door’s trees are full of them, causing endless noise & hygiene issues . . .
April 25th, 2010 at 7:39 pm
The Apparitional Gamekeeper is currently dreeing his weird at some considerable distance, though within sight of a number of megaliths arranged in a circle, I do believe. Possibly just as well. Meanwhile, my Florentine iris have come out! (in the greenhouse, where they live, it’s a long way from Florence).