Tuesday, March 01, 2011
In the garden, a tiny plant called blue-eyed grass that arrived a few years ago from goodness knows where is coming into flower. I photographed it last year with its petals fully open on 23rd March, so it looks as though this year it will be even earlier; yet all my plant books give a season of anywhere between May and October. Even more startling - something is already eating it.
Not quite the first cuckoo, though.
Sunday 27th February
A long walk which started in sunshine and ended in rain brought two woodlarks, flying around and calling over the heathland. One landed nearby for a handy photo.
I don't usually go off-track here, which is probably why I haven't noticed this sarsen stone before.
Sarsen stones are more often seen lying around in the downs country to the west, though they have apparently been much used in local buildings - including Windsor Castle.// posted by Christine @ 6:28 AM 
