Even in the midst of winter some plants are already preparing for spring and summer.
And yet it is still a time of its own like admiring the bare branches of trees.
And some trees and shrubs are already in flower – of the winter kind.
Amazing Nature!
Well this week temperatures will hit 23 degrees centigrade so although Easter promises just a mere 7 degrees, nature has declared spring is sprung.
so this is a farewell to winter 2020 which threw up some late snow amongst other things plus a sustained cold period which is always good for curtailing the sort of mischevious insects which eat my gardening efforts.
That last photo – it could be a pigeon but it is definitely a sparrowhawk – I posted a previous intermission shot of it with spread wings. Over our heads it once managed an amazing “stall turn” literally turning in position – chasing a blue tit – the blue tit still got away though.
The Wargaming Erratic 