She immediately started a new batch, on the other side of the nest. From one good egg and a tiny useless one, we now have a strong little baby.
The peafowl know that it is spring time, "ding-a-ling", and are noisier than ever with their eerie mating calls. Last weekend, the huge Cormorants came fishing in the "Big Pond, Cinderella" and took all Kees' trout.
I was worried about the frogs [a gourmet delicacy to the beastly Cormorants] who have also been increasing their population made obvious by their numerous, cheerful calls for mates, especially at night time. The whole world is worried about the decrease in the population within the frog communities. The scientists tell us that it is a sign of the sick environments. There is nothing we can do about our thieving fishing birds, they are a protected species. A conundrum for us?
"In the spring a young man's fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love" - a rather sexist quote from Alfred Lord Tennyson - it is not only "young men", Mr Tennyson, it is young and old girls and the birds and the bees and all the creatures that are still in existence in our environmentally polluted world.
Francis Thompson wrote, with better understanding, in "From the Night of Forebeing" The usual page of photos, graphic intensive so, while you are waiting for them to download, think up some lovely Spring weather for our Open Weekend Days in the country garden. Please be patient! Photos of the glorious Camellias only I promised Rhododendrons and will show them next month To read the full story of the the country garden © Gay Klok
"Spring is come home with her world wondering feet
And all things are made young with young desires"
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