It may be cold outside but there is a definite feeling of spring in the air. The birds are singing and chasing each other around the garden, and stocking up on peanuts.
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The flowers seem to be coming in small flurries but I love the bright daffodils. So far only the dwarf ones are open but the others are not far off.
And the primrose are flowering in the bank by the hedgerow. They are one of my favorite wildflowers.
Primrose
And for the early pollinators food is becoming available, so I am sure if it warms up a couple of degrees we will start to see a few early hoverflies and bumblebees. Willow is an excellent early pollen provider. This is a cultivated willow, always one of the earliest to have catkins and pollen in my garden. The wild willows are usually a couple of weeks behind it.
Murtagh's Meadow 
Oh…. snowdrops and wood sorrel are among my spring favourites.
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.. a sign of spring:)
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Yes it is all happening now. Today we saw one crow feeding another adult, perhaps a mating ritual? I’ve seen this before. Then the collared doves are courting each other too, chasing each other about the trees. Lovely write up and photos.
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Yes, it all beginning to buzz a bit – I even saw a magpie sitting on a nest just down the road from us:)
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That’s fascinating!
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Beautiful photos! I also have tiny daffodils, snowdrops, and primroses blooming in my wild woodland garden here in Washington state. It’s wonderful to watch everything come alive again!
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And an amazing thing to think we are thousands of miles apart and yet enjoying the same spring wonders.
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So lovely to see your spring coming along there! We’re still waiting! 🙂
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Hope it won’t be too long Eliza:)
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Me, too!
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Those signs of Spring are heartwarming, our local farmer has ripped out the goat willows on his land, I cannot understand why, but its lovely to see yours.
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I don’t like to see the willows come out- they are so important for early pollinators. My husband has been coppicing some of willows on my parents land so I hope they will regenerate well.
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Such lovely hopeful shots!
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My favourite time of year Melissa:)
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😉
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What a lovely spring weekend it was. Your flowers are far ahead of mine. Bulbs seem to be stopped in their growth, or perhaps I am being anxious? Your daff pictures are a lovely burst of sunshine on this rainy Monday. 🙂
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Our big daffs are still not open but getting close. The daffs shown are in one of the warmest parts of the garden. Lets hope for more sunny days:)
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Here’s to primroses – spring in one little clump. WILL plant willow and re-plant gorse as soon as possible.
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Hope primroses are out with you too Jane.
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