spring begins

 

The snowdrops are out, and we saw crocuses today. I took these photos I the afternoon light.

I need to add that something strange has happened on the blog: as you know, I have added links to things I think will be of interest. I have just noticed that some random links have been added by someone else, such as a link on "garage door" that takes you to a random selection of garage doors, and "phone" takes you to a mobile phone site. I can only assume this has been done by yahoo/BlogSpot, and I will try to remove them, but if you find an odd link, please ignore it!

It really is The Bright House!

So finally the scrappy piece of board has been replaced by Wayne's lovely sign.

 

It took awhile for Keith to get around to it, as the temperatures were so low, and he was worried about how long the adhesive would take to set.

 

I have been recovering from my second hip replacement - many thanks to Kettering General Hospital for excellent work and superb care. I am walking along to the war memorial every day, where I can see all of the birds gathering. Today I saw swans, ducks, geese, a moorhen & an egret, as well as the circling crows & red kites.

 

Across the water meadows from our house, the water is high, making it difficult for the birds as the currents swirl very fast. February is living up to its local name of "fill dyke".

 

I am also able to walk to the pub. Sadly, it closed for a few weeks - as Dan who has run it so well during our time here, decided, understandably to move on. Fortunately Tim & Christine from the village have taken it over. Our thanks to them, and good luck.