I had thought of buying a wetsuit - difficult with long body and short legs and arms - but I wouldn't be bothered to struggle into it.
Not enough frozen raspberries, not enough red currants so made raspberry and red currant jam.
Filling the peanut feeder I dropped it and some ran into cracks in the paving. Along comes a squirrel, picks up a peanut, runs to the rose bed and buries it, then returns. This goes on nut after nut.
R has just taken me upstairs to the ensuite. Out of the window we can see there is a large new rabbit hole in the back banking!
The clematis armandii is starting to flower. It is usually early but this early?
I have been out weeding, clearing rubbish and dumping old manure on the beds. Still a lot to do. Was cold and threatening rain so I came in and the sun came out - can't be bothered to plonk my wellies on again.
After this morning's rain much of the lawn area is a big dog - Monday.
Tuesday and better. After going to see the drain man at the Coro, Archie Workman Colton's lengthsman, R pruned back the buddleias by the septic tank and I cut back loads of stuff to open up the garden. Also tidied by the small fall where the stream comes out of the wood.
Wednesday and I can't believe it - the sun is out and the rabbits are munching away on the upper banking. Some years ago I planted some hollies by the fence up there and have wondered why they are so stunted. Now I know - rabbit eating the holly!
Snowdrops are flourishing everywhere and a delight.
So, there I was sitting in bed, morning mug of tea in hand, when a heron drifts past the window and lands in the pond beside the plastic heron. I dash downstairs and get the camera. I dash upstairs to the window, focus on the heron and it lifts off and flies away - missed it!
It is not raining - it is cold and frosty - finally a proper spell of more wintry weather - freeze them slugs.
Sure. `Freeze them slugs` Kill them weeds. (Funny how frost does neither!)
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