A walk in the Wood - and Seasonal Firsts

[Broch]

I took a stroll in the wood today - not tools, no work, just looking and listening

There were a few seasonal first (for our wood anyway): first bluebells are in flower - the bulk will be another two weeks off, first common lizard sunning on a log, the first pied flycatcher and the first speckled wood. The seedpods of the Wych Elm are already filling out too - doesn't seem any time at all since last year's!

Bird song was everywhere

 

[Robbi]

The eath is mending my friend

 

[Toddy]

Lovely to see Thank you for the photos.
The birdsong is really filling the air here too.

 

[Mesquite]

It looks a lovely wood Andy

 

[Tengu]

I went for a walk down the cricket field with Dad; lots of things springing up, and we spotted the Muntjac lurking in the overgrown pond. (now I know where he hides; hes been loose in the village some years now, no chance of putting roses on the graves in the cemetry; he gobbles them all up)

Dad tried to take some pics; I have no idea if they came out

(200 years of our Cricket team; oldest in Wiltshire. Shame they cant celebrate that yet..._

 

[Code 4]

Our Bluebells have started as well. What really stands out is the Gorse. I have been saying for years I am going to cut it back and have a burn up but when I see it like this, I'm not sure. We do have rather a lot of it.

[url=https://flic.kr/p/2iSVUrt]gor1 by kymco kid, on Flickr[/URL]

[url=https://flic.kr/p/2iST4Sf]gor2 by kymco kid, on Flickr[/URL]