Last night's sunset was short and sweet. The colours were subtle and beautiful, a sort of salmon-pink with hints of lilac-grey.
It was a warmer than usual day, the local weather station said the high was 14C with wind gusts of 50mph. As I left work I heard a woman say 'Ooh, it's warm today, that breeze is lovely.'
For goodness' sake. Talk about some people never being happy with what they get. Apparently it was a freak and we should be back to the norm today and the forseeable, which is cold and damp. She won't be happy then I bet...
The pond inhabitants seemed to like it, there was a lot of turbulance. Which gives me hope that the big fish have survived another freezing winter. They are black and so almost invisible lurking on the bottom, though I have seen a bit of frog action in there.
The recent torrential rain has also meant that the water level has risen satisfactorily without me having to add tap water. As the ice was thawing I also added piles of snow at the sides at intervals, I think this also helped to top it up. The giant buttercups that grow in there are already sprouting, I never cease to be amazed at how resilient plants and creatures are.
(These pictures remind me so much of Fiddler on the Roof!)
