As I write this, the robot lawn mower is making the first cut of the back lawn, a sure sign that Spring has arrived. The Robomower, who we call Horace, was one of the first gadgets I bought when we moved into Bracken House and it saves me hours of time. While it mows, I can go and do other jobs.
Another sign of Spring is the arrival of frog spawn in the two ponds. The small pond is heaving with mating frogs and toads, and spawn already covers about 25% of the surface. There is also a small amount of spawn in the large pond, although I don’t expect too much in there this year as food must still be scarce.
The arrival of the frogs has also attracted the attention of a grey heron who I observed catching and eating frogs this morning.
I’m really looking forward to Spring this year as the new plants should start to grow rapidly now that they are fully established.