Close-up photo of a snow-dusted sign reading “University of Chicago,” the maroon lettering standing out against the lighter surface. Fresh snow rests along the top bottom edge of the sign and covers the ground below, with a faint hint of the surrounding Midway Plaisance visible in the background.

Hyde Park: The Midway Plaisance in December ❄️ 🏰

(Site of a future walking tour 🚶‍♀️‍➡️️)

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A purple bluebell flower

First (oddly purple) bluebell flowering at Plessey Woods, Northumberland. This seems really early?
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A mass of toads writhing in clear pond water

Out on Bewick moor, found a little pond absolutely writhing with #toads
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Ice spread across a ditch amongst grass and other frozen vegetation

My allotment ditch fully crizzled over. This isn't a puddle, or isn't anymore: the ice looks like it's spread in shards, connecting either side, with the vegetation green and dry underneath
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