At last ... some signs of spring

We've had almost three inches of rain here so far this dreary month with more due tomorrow and summer still seems far too far off (despite my optimistic daily remark that "the days are getting longer"). But our walk in a gap between today's rain did at least offer some hope of spring. The birds were singing loudly flirtly with one another and the snowdrops are now at last in full flower.







The next sign of spring should come soon too. We go to visit a small flock of mostly Jacobs sheep and bumped into the shepherd today (first time we've ever met him in all our years of going to see them) and he said that the first sheep has given birth to twins (though she's now been moved elsewhere so we didn't get to see them). Sadly one of the Jacobs has died so we're down to 6 ewes and the ram - until the lambs arrive. Pics to follow in a week or two.