Grinding On

Plans, assorted, were thrown out by my pinged ribs, so I spent the weekend trying to heal [willpower - hey it might work - and rest] and taking a daily gentle stagger over to the Nose. This worked quite well on Saturday - as you may have seen below - but generally things have been horribly quiet.

Not completely dead, mind.

But we'll get to that.

We'll open up with Star Image of the post, as Spring is trying its best to sproing and despite some chilling - not to mention wind-blasting - one of the Last Two has popped up again;

Heath Spotted Orchid

Also popping up - as I was leaving in vexation on Monday afternoon - my first Willow Warbler of the year. Very close-to in the Entrance Bushes, it moved off into the Top Dell and was far more interested in stuffing its bill than singing. Still lovely to see.

Only even vaguely news-worthy things in front of camera were..

Grey Seal

Brown slug

Purple Sandpiper

This was Sunday's highlight, briefly coming up into view.

Oyks

Now wandering about in pairs, will they succeed this year?

ex-Shrew

On the Mud Path on Sunday, presumably died of shock via dog encounter...

Bit too grim to end on, perhaps. Let's see something purdy, then.

Early Dog Violet

[Out later than Common Dog Violets for reasons best known to themselves]

Still no Swallows - for me at least - and while the gulls [and Buzzards] have gone off spectacularly a few times, no passing raptors have flown through my field of view..

Hmm.

But we keep at it.

Be Seeing You...