Any signs of spring?

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Sparkle · #91 Post by **Sparkle** » Wed Mar 30, 2022 5:21 pm

I love to hear the cuckoo's first call but it's usually not until St George's day. The earliest was a couple of years ago on April 12th.

Veem · #92 Post by **Veem** » Wed Mar 30, 2022 5:51 pm

Biggles rang me whilst on yesterday's dog walk to tell me he'd just heard the first cuckoo. He knows I like what it stands for but in reality, I'm sick of it by the end of a week. We haven't heard it today - perhaps it doesn't like this sudden cold snap.

Chappers51 · #93 Post by **Chappers51** » Wed Mar 30, 2022 6:12 pm

As I wrote last Thursday I heard we heard our first cuckoo, it’s accompanied us on our walk every morning since, but Raffi is now immune to it - he prefers the other woodland scents.

Hotrodder · #94 Post by **Hotrodder** » Wed Mar 30, 2022 7:25 pm

Our new new apple tree is starting to show blossom.
But the neighbour's sodding cat is stripping the bark off it to sharpen its claws.

Blaze · #95 Post by **Blaze** » Wed Mar 30, 2022 8:20 pm

Hotrodder wrote: ↑Wed Mar 30, 2022 7:25 pm But the neighbour's sodding cat is stripping the bark off it to sharpen its claws.

Wrap chicken wire around the trunk, that will soon deter it.

Bayleaf · #96 Post by **Bayleaf** » Thu Mar 31, 2022 8:36 am

Walking up to our top field last night, to empty the latest little bin of "compostible" waste (or wildlife fodder!), the splashes of white dotted around our hedgerows were amazing - all prunelier, sloe bushes, almost flourescent in the wierd evening light. Spotted a couple of deer grazing on the edge of our open field, until they spotted me and ran for cover. The fruit trees are blossoming up, and I'm thinking - are all the flowers going to be decimated again this weekend? They're too big to cover with fleece. Might just try to cover the peach and nectarine (and pear, and plum!). The cherries will just have to fight it out for themselves.

Lovely to see flora bursting into life again though. Always uplifting.

Quiksilver · #97 Post by **Quiksilver** » Fri Apr 01, 2022 10:19 am

I wish the deer round here were as timid as that! They lift their heads from grazing, look down their muzzles as much to say 'it's roses for dessert' and carry on peacefully browsing. Perhaps they know that our local chasse has disintegrated

Sparkle · #98 Post by **Sparkle** » Fri Apr 01, 2022 10:22 am

Woke up to a covering of snow this morning - very pretty

Char · #99 Post by **Char** » Thu Apr 21, 2022 3:43 pm

Well les hirondelles have arrived so I suppose it's officially Summer now.

Doug · #100 Post by **Doug** » Thu Apr 21, 2022 5:04 pm

The hoopoes have arrived, heard them for a couple of days, hope they stay this year as theres no bird scarers going off every 15 minutes.

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