Tuesday, March 14, 2006

One Year On

Well, I started this Blog a year ago today and it seems I wrote about Dab Chicks at Cromford Canal. Perhaps we should go back and look at them again but given that the weather is much colder this year than last they probably aren’t up to their courting rituals and amusing antics yet; is everything later this year? I think the blackbirds are nesting in our front hedge and today, when we walked around the lake at Trentham the heronry was buzzing; with the birds landing and taking off like planes at Manchester airport. The deer were clustered together as well; all the hinds around one protectively dominant, antlered stag. I’ve just downloaded the Springwatch details from the BBC web site. I haven’t seen any frog spawn in our pond yet this year; just one poor dead frog on the lawn, its back legs sheared off. P said it looked like it had been dropped from a heron’s beak because if one of the cats had taken it its injuries wouldn’t have been so clean cut. Funnily enough I saw a heron land near our pond the other day, peer rather dismissively into it – why do I always see herons wearing a pince-nez? – register that there were no fish and then take off, rather awkwardly, legs dangling, up and away over the shed and the trees behind, wings flapping like mad – hope it had an easier landing at its next port of call..

4 comments:

  1. I definitley think everything is later this year. It is past my birthday and still there is Snow in the air *rollseyes*

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  2. Glad to see that you had a super birthday, Jen. Just waiting for the daffs in the garden to open up - then it will be spring :)

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  3. Has it really been a year? Time passes so swiftly. I love to read this blog. It is beautifully written and I hope that you'll continue with it.

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  4. Hello Fern,

    Thanks for posting and for your kind words about my blog I'm glad you enjoy reading it. I hope to continue with it - when I get inspiration to write :)

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