It's Murder on the Pond side!

Seven dead frogs in three days!  Even though the pond is heaving with frogs at the moment - I could hear them croaking from the bottom of the garden yesterday morning - seven is just too many to lose.  They had all received rather gruesome head injuries. 

I think we have a serial killer on our hands! So who is the culprit or 'perpetrator of the crime' as they seem to say nowadays?   

 Was it Miss Scarlett (played by Chloe) with the withering stare?  Hmm .... perhaps we should keep her under surveillance!

 Was it the Reverend Green (played by Max) with the sharp claw?  Maybe..... take him in for questioning!

Was it Mrs Peacock (played by Chico) with the cushion?   No, she has an alibi!

Was it Colonel Mustard (played by Midge) with the biting teeth!!?  He was my prime suspect, but.......

No it wasn't any of those

Caught, red- handed, Professor Plum (played by the Magpie) in the leylandii with the sharp, vicious beak!

I don't suppose that he/she will ever be brought to justice - poor old frogs!

With thanks and apologies to the makers/designers of Cluedo.

Thanks to everyone who left such kind comments on my last post.  My hand is back to normal, thank goodness, but now I can't get out of the washing up anymore!

In the Garden

There are definite signs of spring in the garden now. Over the last couple of days I've managed to get some of the grass cut. The mower came out for the first time this year and the front, top and bottom side lawns were cut.

I avoided cutting the grass towards the shed, round the raised beds and near the pond so I wouldn't disturb the frogs. The entire pond is heaving with them at them moment. When you walk up to it the surface quakes and moves as frogs scatter to avoid detection.

Something has been pulling the frog spawn out of the pond. Our next door neighbours have seen a young badger in their garden. Could this be the culprit?

The rhubarb is growing taller and is nearly ready for picking. It will soon be time for the first rhubarb crumble of the year.

Also growing happily in their pots are the lupins, placed there last year to try and keep the slugs and snails from destroying them before they had a chance to flower.

On Thursday it was so warm I spent most of the day outside in the garden tidying up. Magpies are nesting high up in a tree just over the hedge and I saw a bumble bee and a butterfly - the first this year.