‘As I walked down the garden to feed the birds this morning (3rd March), I thought I heard “Ribbit, Ribbit.”’
As Winter Gives Way To Spring
“In every walk with Nature one receives far more than he seeks.” John Muir
Frogs II – The Next Generation!
As folk were so taken with the froggy film – Mike has made another one. The frogspawn is hatching, and…..there are taddies!!!!!
Spring Arrives on the Continent
“An elderly woman with white hair and a sweet plump face presses down heavily on her bike pedals. Puffing hard she cycles up the gently inclined road. Occasional flashes of white ankle socks appear under her grey wool skirt.”
First Frogspawn!!!!! And Accompanying Frog…………..
“As I walked down the garden one morning last week, to feed the birds, I heard splashing’s, then I saw leaping’s, then I heard “Ribbit ribbit ribbit”.”
“Spring is Nature’s way of saying ‘Let’s party'” (Robin Williams)
“Spring drew on…and a greenness grew over those brown beds”
Fu O Sang The Day
“It requires great love of it deeply to read/ The configuration of a land”: Hugh MacDiarmid
Poetry Corner : Imbolc
the Gaelic traditional festival marking the beginning of spring.
Poetry Corner
In Orkney we were sharply reminded on Monday that winter may not yet be over, today’s song and poem are a reflection of spring.