Well, on camera, anyway.
This pigeon landed in a tree in Bicclescombe Park in Ilfracombe, North Devon, looking very pleased with himself. He had a twig or something similar in his beak, possibly nesting material.
He seemed to think he could not be seen, but I had my camera . . .
I think he spotted me and didn’t look very pleased . . .
. . . but he was up in the tree and I was on the ground where no one could reach him.
I took his photo, thanked him, then walked on.
The primrose, Devon’s county flower, is in bloom across North Devon, in gardens, on lawns and in hedgerows.
It’s such a bright, delicate flower and so uplifting.
It makes a drive down the lanes even better than usual . . .
. . . and we’re lucky to have a few plants in our garden too.
Our first sunflower seedling has woken up on this glorious spring morning, although still has its hat on . . .
We also have too tiny tomato seedlings.
The accidental nectarine seedling is also now established in it pot and is growing fast . . .
Snowdrops are lasting well too . . .
Not a day goes by without some new development.
The daffodils are now in full bloom . . .
. . . a shy primrose peeps out from a heather . . .
. . . the camellias produce a superb display . . .
What more could you want?
What a bright, sunny morning and so clear!
The daffodils in Bicclescombe Park just get better each day and I couldn’t resist taking a few close-up photos.
There’s nothing more full of life to bring us cheer!
We also accidentally woke up this chap . . . .
. . . a peacock butterfly.He did not seem to happy to be woken up and ‘buzzed’ at us by rubbing his wings together.
What to do? We had removed his winter sleeping quarters.
Now you see him . . .
. . . now you don’t!
We moved him outside into the sun on to a honeysuckle box hedge . . .
. . . where he woke up and then flew away.
Hopefully, it’s mild enough here in Ilfracombe, North Devon for him to survive. Apparently, they live for up to a year.
Clearing out the tomato trough in the shed, I pulled up this weed . . .
. . . and found the root connected to a seed which had fallen out of a fruit stone. It’s either an apricot or nectarine stone which must have found its way into our compost heap and then got transferred to the trough for growing tomatoes. I hurriedly potted it.
If this seedling grows, will it need a second plant for pollination to produce fruit?
. . . along the beach. Nothing quite like it. Today we walked along Woolacombe Beach to Putsborough and had a welcome cup of tea at the beach hut there, admiring the views . . .
. . . then climbed among the rock pools. I love the pinks, purples and greens of the rocks and stones . . .
Wonderful for the few of us on the beach enjoying the sea this afternoon . . .
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Pussy willow is bursting out again. It amazes me every year.
And other trees are producing leaves and shoots too.
Something new appears every day at this time of year.
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In the past few days daffodils, snowdrops and primroses have flowered in our garden.
It’s a wonderful sign that spring is within sight . . .
. . . and an indication of all the colour to come after the bleakness and grey of winter.
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