Friday, March 23, 2012

Spring splendour

There has been such a huge change in the weather in the last couple of weeks - not that we have had a cold winter; in fact it's been quite warm mild for winter! But Spring is definitely in the air!
Longer, sunny days. Flowers popping out everywhere. Birds singing, plants budding.




Joining with Barb, we went on our Spring Splendour walk.It was so lovely to be out in the sunshine.




















And even more interestingly, we saw our first snake in the UK!








Sarah and I stood still, waiting for Alexandra to catch up - and then I heard the hissing-like rustling. A little green/brown head popped out, the body slithered a few inches forward. Stopped. Then curled back on itself, and went back the way it came! Amazing how our first reaction is "Arrgg! A snake!" But standing quietly to watch it, really was amazing! Still, we were glad to be on the other side of the fence - lol


Sadly, we noticed that the silver birch trees outside our flats were seeping sap. 2 of them have had branches  hacked, pruned, cut (by mistake?) and seem to be unhappy :(








(p.s. - all these photos were taken by Sarah and Alexandra)

Posted by Hoeks-in-UK at 4:45 PM

5 comments:

  1. BarbMarch 26, 2012 at 7:29 PM

    Happy Spring! I enjoyed seeing your early spring walk..so colorful. You saw a snake! Wow, that must have really been exciting. Thanks so much for sharing your entry with the OHC. Great job on the photos Sarah and Alexandra!

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  2. Shirley-AnnApril 5, 2012 at 5:01 PM

    I enjoyed reading your Nature Hour post Desiree. How fab to see a snake! Well spotted!

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  3. ZonnahApril 5, 2012 at 5:41 PM

    They did a great job at taking the pictures, they are beautiful!

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