Nature notes

Sitting out in the garden blogging, after having done another batch of garden work, and tidying up the garage. Still a lot of stuff for the tip, and more for jumble. Cherry blossom is falling in the breeze, carpeting the lawn like snow.

There's a lot of tidying to do after last year's total neglect, but when there are wanted plants in amongst the weeds, simple clear to the surface and suppress won't do, so it goes more slowly. And unexpected tasks like removing the suddenly expired clematis add to the work. At least there's a natural limit — stop when the green bin is full.

The frogs are appearing in the pond again, lurking at the surface; and there's at least one newt as well.

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