March 2010

22nd Woke up in time to hear a beautiful dawn chorus which seemed to rumble all around, high close notes and far away song creating a cloud of sound. A mix of sun and rain today. First daisies in Dad's grass and blossom on trees.
"It's not Spring until you can plant your foot on 12 daisies" Not yet then.
23rd First aubrecia flower and the jasmine is also flowering in the ivy. The robin is visiting everyday for the meal worms.
29th Weather is wet and a cold spell is forecast. I have a few yellow flowers coming up they have self seeded. Lesser Celandine (Ranunculus ficaria) from the buttercup family.

Lesser Celandine
There is a flower, the Lesser Celandine
That shrinks, like many more, from cold and rain.
And, the first moment that the sun may shine
Bright as the sun himself,tis out again!
W.Wordworth