Not big enough to fry, not small enough to ignore.

And a month until Chelsea. A month!

Pic shows 8 tulips if full bloom, together with their leaves. The red and orange tulips are Slawa, the deep red Ronaldo and the very dark purple are Queen of Night.

It’s that time again.

An absolute army of gooseberry sawfly larva on a leaf, defoliating and decimating our bushes. Sigh, come on bluetits, get those eggs hatched.

This is ridiculous. 🌱

Some tall pinky red (not reddy pink) tulips in the foreground with green leaves and grass lining a wood chip path which was not the best decision for bare feet but absolutely was for mud reduction. Further down the path some bluebells are flowering and further down, out of shot, a wood pigeon is snoozing under a weeping mulberry, having learnt the mistakes of Norbert, the mulberry acting as camouflage netting from the sparrow hawk, peregrines and red kites, perhaps this one shall last longer than dear Norbert

The wonderful white bells of Wild garlic growing through the base of a gooseberry the leaves of which are already under attack from the blinking caterpillars. Some small drops of blue in the background of more bluebells (there are many this year). Best not to confuse any of those three, although gooseberry pesto is a thought. Hmmmm will think on that. Tasty tasty gooseberries.. oh now i’m thinking about the baby blackbirds stealing my gooseberries damn their cuteness.

Good morning, April 19th, 9C and set for sun for the day albeit chilly in the shade (dropped to 3C last night), tulips, bluebells, wild garlic and gooseberry. 🌱🦔

A medium sized tree (actually given quite a hard prune for shaping over winter) in full blossom, blossom very lightly tinted pink set amongst new green leaves that emerged over the last week.

Good morning,10C, April 18th(how?!). The quince are in full blossom, the gang of goldfinches bouncing around,the wren is yelling at me,bluetits are on the budding roses cleaning the aphids off, Mrs Blackbird has been absent for a week so babies soon, red kites calling overhead. Spring has arrived.🌱🦔

Anthropic point out that they shared a taxi with the differences.

Has it only been two years? This timeline Mark….

The pyramid of 17’s is also pleasing.

it doesn't bode well.

And our autumn raspberries appear to have decided that this year they will be summer raspberries.

yes, I was somewhat surprised that some of ours, outdoors, are too, they are outside to slow down, not accelerate!

A graphic headed “How long will the pop-up run for?” with text underneath reading “ We don’t have a definite end date for the pop-up shop yet, as this will depend on stock availability. However, to ensure visitors can plan ahead, we’ll confirm the closing date on our website at least two weeks in advance of the last day – head to our link in this post for current information.” The background is a display of teal notebooks featuring the multiple evolutions of Eevee.

The heading “Do I need a ticket?” with answer “From Monday 20 April you won’t need a ticket to enter the pop-up shop, just a general Museum entry ticket. We’ll be managing capacity in the shop throughout the day to ensure visitor safety and comfort.”. A second heading below reads “Will I get a trading card?” with the answer “Unfortunately, the Pikachu TCG card will not be available from Monday 20 April,” over the same background of teal Eevee notebooks.

A graphic headed “I’m after a specific product – is it in stock?” with the answer “There are plenty of products to choose from, but unfortunately not every item is available – at the time of posting, adult T-shirts, pin badge sets and the ancient species range. The Pikachu plush is no longer in stock. Please note that we’re unable to provide real-time updates or guarantee the availability of any individual product, so if you’re set on something specific it’s worth checking in our online shop.” The background is the same photo of teal Eevee notebooks.

The heading “Where can I find the latest updates on the pop-up shop?” with answer “You can find up-to-date information on the Pokémon x Natural History Museum event page on our website – there's a link to this in this post,” over the same photo of Eevee notebooks.

See the latest information about the Pokémon x Natural History Museum pop-up shop here: brnw.ch/21x1EJ6

“The Pokémon x Natural History Museum pop-up shop run is being extended! Here’s everything you need to know >” over a photo of a shop display featuring Ivysaur t-shirts, tote bags, notebooks and pens.

Good news for Pokémon fans: the Pokémon x Natural History Museum pop-up shop is sticking around for a little longer! ⚡

Thinking of visiting? Here’s everything you need to know about the pop-up shop extension. ⬇️

John 3:16 "Aw, man. I just shot Marvin in the face"

Donald Trump is the only person in the world who doesn't realise that the expression "Is the Pope Catholic?" is a joke

Britain preparing for food shortages as Iran war bites — The Times and The Sunday Times Britain could face shortages of chicken, pork and other supermarket goods this summer if the war in Iran continues, a secret government analysis has found. Officials have drawn up contingency plans fo...

Trump did this.

First swifts seen here Jo.

Ah, the “we’re blockading the obliterated country and causing possible food shortages in the global economy” playbook.

Dow futures drop 450 points after Trump announces Strait of Hormuz blockade as talks fail: Live updates All three major averages are coming off their best week since November on hopes that the conflict will soon come to an end.

Here go the stocks for another roller coaster ride of market manipulation.

@mthrjo.bsky.social first pair of swifts today for your notes! (Also, 8 jays, 3 buzzards, 2 red kites.. all the jackdaws)

Magyar: “I am serving the Hungarian people, until I can, until my country benefits from it” i- a quote from Antal Jozsef the first democratic prime minister of Hungary in 1990 after the fall of the wall.

Opposition leader Péter Magyar at a rally.

Orbán's electoral crushing is a far greater achievement than most people outside Hungary realise.

He systemically consolidated power for 16 years, fixed the electoral map, abused govt power for political purposes & censored media.

The hurdles that Hungarians overcame for this moment were immense.

A lamb in a field who has decided that is particularly likes eating gone over daffodils. This is very handy as the lamb is surrounded by blooming and gone over daffs

Good morning, 10C and grey. I have however got some help dead heading the daffs🌱

The clearest way to conceive of Trump’s failure in Iran.

I’ll be interested in the “I’m meeting with multiple generals tomorrow in my bunker” posts Mark.

I'm sensing a 3bn% tariff incoming.

*Dakota forgot the batteries* (Better? 😂)

*Dakota had not checked the SD Card*

Iran's Press TV says the Strait of Hormuz has been "fully closed".