Author Topic: Signs of Spring (Read 224107 times)

rafletcher · « **Reply #1475 on:** 17 February, 2022, 09:18:45 pm »

Our garlic is appearing, and the wild garlic we have in the garden has got 5cm leaves. Some will go into tomorrows fish cakes, and some in next weeks pasta. Yum.

hellymedic · « **Reply #1476 on:** 21 February, 2022, 02:52:20 am »

Next door's fruit tree blossoms are breaking bud.
Can't remember of it's peach or pear!

CrazyEnglishTriathlete · « **Reply #1477 on:** 21 February, 2022, 10:11:47 am »

Quote from: rafletcher on 17 February, 2022, 09:18:45 pm

Our garlic is appearing, and the wild garlic we have in the garden has got 5cm leaves. Some will go into tomorrows fish cakes, and some in next weeks pasta. Yum.

One shoot of wild garlic has a flowerhead.

There was a blackthorn in full blossom on the walk into the station.

rafletcher · « **Reply #1478 on:** 21 February, 2022, 02:19:20 pm »

Yep, I spotted two Blackthorn in blossom in the village this morning, it wasn't there Friday.

JellyLegs · « **Reply #1479 on:** 21 February, 2022, 02:37:22 pm »

I must live in a cold spot. Snowdrops around the base of my walnut tree are only just out, daffs are not far through the surface and no sign of any blossom in the hedgerows or on the fruit trees yet. Hopefully the apple trees won’t break for another month as otherwise the fruit is likely to fall victim to a sharp frost.

rafletcher · « **Reply #1480 on:** 21 February, 2022, 06:17:23 pm »

As was pointed out to Chris Packham on Winterwatch snowdrops react to daylight not temperature and there are many varieties which come up at different times.

SteveC · « **Reply #1481 on:** 21 February, 2022, 06:33:06 pm »

Our first wallflower is blooming.

JennyB · « **Reply #1482 on:** 21 February, 2022, 07:35:31 pm »

Flowering currant is - flowering slightly.

CrazyEnglishTriathlete · « **Reply #1483 on:** 22 February, 2022, 11:00:53 am »

White-tailed bumblebees - at least 3 off them making a bee-line for our crocuses.

T42 · « **Reply #1484 on:** 22 February, 2022, 01:26:49 pm »

A violet in flower beside the apron of my workshop

andrew_s · « **Reply #1485 on:** 23 February, 2022, 12:30:20 am »

Quote from: nicknack on 16 February, 2022, 04:41:02 pm

Daffs are out here.

Out here too (wild ones, not the garden varieties, which I don't count)

JellyLegs · « **Reply #1486 on:** 23 February, 2022, 07:32:45 am »

Quote from: rafletcher on 21 February, 2022, 06:17:23 pm

As was pointed out to Chris Packham on Winterwatch snowdrops react to daylight not temperature and there are many varieties which come up at different times.

I never knew that.

CrazyEnglishTriathlete · « **Reply #1487 on:** 24 February, 2022, 02:07:16 pm »

Skylarks singing as I went out for my early morning run. It was still dark enough that I was fully reliant on my headtorch, hurling it down with cold rain, and a strong breeze, but they were as determined to sing as I was to run.

hellymedic · « **Reply #1488 on:** 24 February, 2022, 06:22:17 pm »

Mirabelle plum blossom emerging.

Flite · « **Reply #1489 on:** 25 February, 2022, 07:56:44 pm »

No plum blossom for us this year.
Our ancient, probably wild, bullace tree was uprooted by Storm Arwen, 3 months ago today

cycleman · « **Reply #1490 on:** 25 February, 2022, 08:49:01 pm »

Cherry trees in Slough are starting to flower. They might regret the early start

Flite · « **Reply #1491 on:** 26 February, 2022, 09:09:44 pm »

Curlews, lapwings, oyster-catchers. Spring in the Pennines is noisy.

Wowbagger · « **Reply #1492 on:** 27 February, 2022, 08:13:52 am »

My sister has a pond full of frogspawn. The usual site in Priory Park has changed in its nature in the past year or two, and since the council removed the pennywort from a nearby stretch of brook, mallards have moved in in large numbers and I doubt that frogs would remain undisturbed enough to mate, and if they did I think their spawn might be duck’s breakfast in short order.

pcolbeck · « **Reply #1493 on:** 27 February, 2022, 11:33:37 am »

First skylarks singing in the wing as I crossed the fuelds with the dog this morning.

hellymedic · « **Reply #1494 on:** 28 February, 2022, 04:13:35 pm »

First distant ice cream chime - quite late
Multiple trees in blossom seen from cab en route to dentist
Daffs in our garden are open
Grass is grizz.

FifeingEejit · « **Reply #1495 on:** 28 February, 2022, 04:17:57 pm »

the weeds between the slabs in the back "garden" (it's been paved) are starting to grow again

Snowdrops and some other similarly sized but more colourfull things are growing

T42 · « **Reply #1496 on:** 28 February, 2022, 04:52:47 pm »

Looks like "our" storks are back. Last year a family of around 5 took up residence somewhere in the neighbourhood and stayed most of the spring & summer. This morning I saw one wheeling over the valley out beyond the village, right where we saw them last year. Need to keep an eye out for the whole gang now.

Thought I heard a cuckoo on my ride this afternoon, but the wind was strong and it might have been something else. It's a bit early, but these days who knows?

Wowbagger · « **Reply #1497 on:** 03 March, 2022, 07:28:17 pm »

I heard a song thrush this evening whilst cycling home from pal Penelope's this pm. It was close to Southend East station.

T42 · « **Reply #1498 on:** 11 March, 2022, 11:07:15 am »

2/3 of the Summer Triangle visible at 3 am.

Blodwyn Pig · « **Reply #1499 on:** 11 March, 2022, 06:28:50 pm »

IMG_2312 by mark tilley, on Flickr