Easter Snow

Decided to go to the plot today whatever the weather. The sun came out just before we left but as we arrived and were unlocking the gate, guess what, a few flurrys of snow started. Not to be put off we started work on our plot.Re-planted a current bush that we had been given buy another plot holder and started to dig and clear a strawberry bed that we shall be using for something else, and topping it with our own compost,got excited as I saw a couple of fat worms.

A fox walked across the plot and our Robin appeared. Heard a lot of commotion and looking up saw a new crows nest in the tree and the crows having an argument with a couple of magpies.Last year the crows bought the babies to our bird bath and dropped bread and sausages into it to soften it up for them.The bird bath,water tank and pond were frozen so broke up the ice and re-filled with fresh

 water. Here is a picture of the daffodils which are really struggling at the moment along with the very last crocus.

Update

 New bird table, my eight year old log pile seems to be home to loads of insects.

 Have been breaking the ice on the pond often recently still waiting for our first frogs though.

 Normally take down bean canes but going to replace this year with long straight plum tree runners.

Managed to get to the plot last week between the snow, rain, hail and a bit of sunshine. I can take any weather but strong winds do not agree with me. The day that the sun shone I was able to do a high cut on the grass and put a bird table that I bought at wilkinsons for a tenner in among the plum trees. We have only had hanging feeders before so hopefully this will attract different species. I have seen lots of long tailed tits on the feeders, a bird that we have not had before and it looks like our replacement nest box is going to be used as a great tit entered it last week. When we put up the first box it took two years before any bird nested in it. Last year we had robins nesting in our shed so fingers crossed it might happen again. 

Still waiting for the daffodils to flower, a few buds but no flowers yet. We have a coffee and seed swap morning next weekend and we are making plum cake and gooseberry cake with our fruit from last year which we have in the freezer.

More Rain

Everyone complains about the weather but nobody does anything about it.  - Charles Dudley Warner.