signs of spring

[wellie]

If you felt it Haze, I'd sue if I were you.... (!)

[johnty greentoes]

Hazel...

What I meant to say was that my nuts were swelling ... no ... that doesn't work either.

[Benacre]

My little Ladybirds seen this week

[Earthbabe]

JG Stop digging and find a ladder.

[Earthbabe]

I'm waiting to see my solitary bees. I think we have some mining bees somewhere. Or some red mason bees. I forget which they are I'll have to check the book again when they make an appearance.

[Benacre]

Forgot to mention that Blackthorn and Cherry Plum in flower along hedgerows, Hazel in flower since Early Dec.

[Two_Sheds]

grass

We've got lots of spring-like activity, but the grass isn't growing yet...and the guinea pigs are getting hungry
No sign of frogs or spawn yet...this one normally lives in the kitchen drain

[Alice]

Thanks for the pics Two Sheds. Yes, I reckon its spring. The daffodils are out
and this lovely guy turned up !

[bubblewrap]

Thanks for the pics Two Sheds. Yes, I reckon its spring. The daffodils are out
and this lovely guy turned up

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Is his name Boris ?

" Boris the spider" by The Who

[Wendy]

Spring is definatly springing! my Clematis has been flowering for a while and looking lovely daffodils are out, hyasynths (think i spelt that wrong) are coming, snowdrops and primroses are out and i saw three baby blue tits flying around, lovely! spring, spring, spring!!!

[Hazel at the Hill]

Lovely to see a blue tit house-hunting by the bird box next door this morning. I do hope they'll be ok, as next door (in their infinite wisdom) have the bird box mounted on the front of the shed just below the sun-trap of a roof where the cats love to sprawl.

I can't think of anything worse if I was a blue tit to look out the front door and see an upsidedown face of a grinning mog.....!

When I shoo the cats away, I also scare the birds...and next door are a bit odd so don't fancy suggesting that they move the bird box.

Good to see spring is on its way, though.

[smallblueplanet]

Seen my first bumble-bee today.

[Two_Sheds]

2007 is set to be the warmest winter ever in the south. That surprise anyone? I reckon Feb is going for the wettest month on record

[Protea]

I hate the rain but we do desperately need it (not that we suffered from the hose-pipe ban, but even so).

Got 2 cheerful daffs flowering in the garden ad the snowdrops have been up for ages! Crocuses popping their heads up all over the place, and i think some bluebells to come too (not too sure - new house and they didn't flower last year because i'd disturbed them changing the beds, not sure what else the leaves could be though!!)

I have a pair of collared doves that i think are going to have babies near my garden - i saw them mating a week or so ago and they've hung around ever since

Lots of tits around too - mostly great tits and lots of other birds i don't know the names of (must keep the book by the window and not on the shelf!)

[Alice]

I saw a bumble be too Earthbabe, buzzing around the Mahonia.