A Couple of Flutters

Comma on ivy outside my fencing



Small Tortoiseshell on stones removed from the church



alongside a couple of seven spot ladybirds.

Tadpoles by the Hundred

Just sixteen days since I noticed the frog spawn in the garden pond.
Thought I would check to see how it was progressing:



These two short video clips don't show even half of what was there.
If they all mature into frogs I won't be able to move in the garden.

From Tiny Cones .....

One of the evergreen trees which was already growing in the garden when I moved here nearly 50 years ago is, I think, a Cypress.



While I was cutting the grass nearby I noticed how pretty the newest growth looks when you get close up. I tried to take a close up in situ but even the slightest breeze was wafting things about. I snipped off a small section and clamped it in a retort stand.



That way I could get the camera in close for a decent shot.

Not the Visitors I Am Waiting For

No sign of any bird activity in the camera nestbox since mid February.
Just the occasional bee and wasp

Off With the Old, On With the New

The roof on my large shed / workshop has been deteriorating for some time. I finally got round to having some quotes for putting it right. Yesterday it was finally achieved.

Off with the old, torn, rotting felt.




The two lads from B L S Roofing in Horncastle did a really professional job.
Removed rotten timber slats and replaced them with new.

On with the new, thicker, heat bonded felt.



The original felt was tacked on, the new is well and truly stuck down.
All the old material was taken away and everywhere left neat and tidy.

I can now stop worrying about the mains electric supply in there when the rains return.

The Watchers

A Blue Show

Among all the yellow dwarf narcissus I have several patches of blue:



Chionodoxa sardensis (lesser Glory of the Snow) bulbs