We thoroughly enjoy watching our resident squirrel who posed for a moment on a post this morning and the lovely Mr S just managed to catch it on camera for me. 
We’ve been doing the RSPB Big Birdwatch this weekend and had ten different birds visiting. Today we could add the wren to the list but it’s too late to be counted.
Wren
I do love the early flowers of the tiny Iris Reticulata. This one is called Harmony.
Iris Reticulata Harmony
1 Having done the RSPB Big Birdwatch at the weekend in the gales and had very few to record, today the goldfinches turned up in crowds. At one point there were ten!
Goldfinches, not the best photo but taken from indoors from about 15 metres away
2 The snowdrops are just delightful and withstanding the gales as they do.
Snowdrops with raindrops
3 The house is full of the smell of the new season’s marmalade bubbling away – so lovely and, very special as every year it brings my Dad into the kitchen as it was he who always made the marmalade when we were kids. He used to make a special little pot for me without any peel! This batch is Seville Orange with Red Grapefruit and the colour is very beautiful.
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