Shortly before he stole my hat

Precious little getting through the Straits of Houmous

What have I done, to deserve to share this Earth with apple blossom?

Frost by the river today.

Wishing you all a safe, prosperous week.

Some spring flowers this weekend for #wildflowerhour
cuckooflower
bird cherry
bluebell
early purple orchid

Norfolk, yes

Sumer is icumen in
Lhude sing cuccu
Groweþ sed
and bloweþ med
and springþ þe wde nu
Sing cuccu

Dawn with nightingale, blackcap, pheasant and distant cuckoo and crane.

And as a bitore bombleth in the myre,
She leyde hir mouth unto the water doun

Dawn with bittern, among other things.

🙈

It was quite the day for seagulls in Norfolk….

🙈

Not the wasp I hope!

Thanks Nige. Used your flyer to rescue this gorgeous queen wasp.

Had to be good for something 🤷🏻‍♂️

Five years ago, welted thistle was abundant on my patch (for the first time ever). I haven’t seen it here since. This year it’s in several places again.

Plants are weird 🤷🏻‍♂️

For the 15 years I have walked this stretch of river, there has been a whitethroat territory here.

This morning he’s half drowned out by passing greylags and accompanied by linnets, woodpigeons and the drone of a common carder bee.

While typing I’ve heard a gadwall drake, my first here this year.

Lovely by my river today

😝

For 11 months of the year, jays sound exclusively as though they were having a difficult poo.

In late March and April they become the freakiest imitators and ventriloquists.

A Japanese cherry to make Ru Paul (or Mrs Slocombe) blush

Critical Atlantic current significantly more likely to collapse than thought Scientists say finding is ‘very concerning’ as collapse would be catastrophic for Europe, Africa and the Americas

Critical Atlantic current significantly more likely to collapse than thought

- Scientists say finding is ‘very concerning’ as collapse would be catastrophic for Europe, Africa and the Americas

#AMOC #climatecrisis
Story by me

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Really rather galling

One of my favourite places. Sometimes a firecrest above the Andersons’ grave.

For everyone whose Tuesday could use a dose of unreasonable cuteness, here are Gertrude and her gertlings.

(And yes, she does have a whiff of bronze-winged duck about her.)

🦊 💩

Almond willow, on the brink of dropping pollen

Marvellous! Mine haven’t been on the roofs this year 🤷🏻‍♂️

Good morning from beside the Wensum

(Spot the greylag nest)

How in God’s name am I supposed to work when there’s Epistrophe eligans on my Euphorbia amygdaloides?

The inevitable has happened. I have surrendered one of my ponds to Gertrude and her gertlings 🦆 😭 😆