The early afternoon temperature yesterday did rise to a heady 18C and today's made 19C but the sun has made little progress in breaking through the grey clouds, though the air was warm enough to....
....bring out a lone butterfly, probably a small white; and Mrs MW did spot what was probably a single speckled wood on her way down to the village. We're also not seeing as many 'firsts' amongst the wildflowers though....
....this cross-leaved heath was an exception.
This is yet another northern marsh orchid but it's significantly different from all the others in that it's growing in our garden. It's one of three we rescued from a neighbouring croft where the butler sink they were growing in was needed as a herb planter.
And, yes, the number of small birds coming into the garden to feast on the sunflower seeds does seem to have increased considerably since we lost our sparrowhawk.
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