Spring has arrived in South Shropshire!
This week the farmer has started moving the new lambs out into the fields. There are lots of lovely bleating babies everywhere.
We've also had significant activity in the pond this week. There have been simply hundreds of frogs croaking loudly and creating masses of frog spawn. Last night Rob arrived home late to find the road and drive covered in frogs and, once he'd got out of the car, he discovered 4 of them sitting on our doorstep. The word has obviously got round that Hopton House is the place to stay locally.
The hedgerows are full of catkins and the pussy willow has finally started to come out in the paddock, though not yet producing pollen for the first bumble bees I've seen this week. Being so late, the snowdrops are putting on a fantastic display still. I took the picture above in a field between us and Rocke Cottage Tearooms just this week.
Whilst the tiny narcissi are out in bloom, the daffodils aren't quite there yet but it can only be a matter of days before they are all out.
