Wild daffodils, Brigsteer Wood After Sunday’s incessant rain and Mondays rain showers there were floodwaters in the Lyth Valley. Low cloud over floodwaters, with pools of glimmering light over The Howe and Row, toward Whitbarrow. The sun slowly dispelled cloud and the morning grew warm. Tuesday 30th March, the hottest day of the year, so far.
We're on the cusp of spring, another wierd pandemic spring. of hope and foreboding.
We're on the cusp of spring, another wierd pandemic spring. of hope and foreboding.
The first blackthorn flowers appear. The wild daffodils of Park End Wood make a splendid show. Bluebells are in leaf with the first flower-buds. This is the season of the herb-layer, before leaf buds open.
The bird hide at Park End Moss is out of bounds, We stand by the padlocked gate, looking out toward the reed beds and a small flock of pink-footed geese fly over the reeds. Then a pair of red kite calls and flies directly overhead, their forked tails twisting, rudder- like.
Chiff-chaff and great tit calling. A woodpecker drums loudly.
The bird hide at Park End Moss is out of bounds, We stand by the padlocked gate, looking out toward the reed beds and a small flock of pink-footed geese fly over the reeds. Then a pair of red kite calls and flies directly overhead, their forked tails twisting, rudder- like.
Chiff-chaff and great tit calling. A woodpecker drums loudly.
We are on the cusp of spring. On 29th March 2021, Covid lockdown guidelines relax- but we are urged to be cautious. The vaccinatioin programme has gathered pace in the UK, there's confusion in the EU where there's a third wave of Covid. Radio 4 news programmes remind us to respect the Country Code. It wasn't respected during the glorious weather of spring 2020. A chilly spell over Easter week-end could keep things calmer.
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