Monday 7th March 2011
Yesterday was a glorious early spring day for our Sunday walk this from the village of Gargrave through the drumlins in Craven countryside around the deserted paths and lanes around Ingthorpe Grange, nothing over exciting just good to be out with some sun on our backs, the walk was a good 7 miles.
Food supplements before the sheep start lambing
The first Lesser Celandine of the year
Still some good stands of Snowdrops
Back to Gargrave on the Pennine Way
On Saturday (March 5th) the frog spawning reached its peak with well over 100 frogs visiting my garden pond. This morning is a complete contrast, the pond has frozen over and several clumps of frogspawn are covered in ice. Some of the late stragglers have arrived this morning only to find they couldn't enter the water until the ice melted in the mid-morning sun.
Very slow progress across the ice
My pair of Mallards have settled in for the season
And finally the first real colour of the season on the rockery
On Saturday (March 5th) the frog spawning reached its peak with well over 100 frogs visiting my garden pond. This morning is a complete contrast, the pond has frozen over and several clumps of frogspawn are covered in ice. Some of the late stragglers have arrived this morning only to find they couldn't enter the water until the ice melted in the mid-morning sun.
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