Spring is springing and you know what they say, \u2018you can\u2019t keep a good crocus down\u2019. Ok, so that may not be exactly what they say, but it will do for now. There are crocuses in the grass in front of the house. They have been trying to come through for a while, but every time they poke their little heads above the parapet, Shadow stomps on them. That\u2019s the patch of grass she goes out to for toileting, when Mum doesn\u2019t take her all the way around to the back of the house. All of a sudden yesterday, it was as though they were saying \u2018enough is enough\u2019 and whilst Shadow wasn\u2019t looking, or more to the point peeing, they all came up and opened their flowers. I\u2019m sure if I\u2019d stayed and watched I would have been able to see them do it, they moved so fast. It was like the synchronised swimmers of the flower world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Shadow being the grumpy dog she is, is quite ready to go and stomp on them all again. Mum thankfully sees things a little differently. She is now taking Shadow over to a different piece of grass that doesn\u2019t have any bulbs planted in it. It\u2019s a good job we only have sheep opposite as the sight of Mum in her pyjamas at five in the morning is probably enough to put anyone off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When I went out first thing, the birds were making a lot of noise and I do mean A LOT. It wasn\u2019t one of those tuneful songs that you want to join in. It was raucous. As it turned out, there was a buzzard circling overhead, so I can\u2019t really blame them. It was clearly getting an early start on the day. I just hope all our garden birds were safely tucked in and not anywhere they would be vulnerable. Mum would be very upset if they weren\u2019t all there for breakfast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Love<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Wilma<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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