Spring Equinox 2008

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Molly and I went for a stroll along the Oxford Canal south of Banbury.
there was a cold wind but in sheltered spots the sun kept us warm.
   
the river Cherwell, alongside the canal, was returning to within its banks
     
   
 
the apples and pussy willows were in flower
 
and at home the primroses were basking in the sun when we left home
  
     
   
but on the way home it hailed, and over night it snowed
       
 

we kept making offerings to the birds

- here's a blackbird and a greenfinch (I think)

  
     
 

On 6 April the snow came again:

   
  rosemary in the snow   daffodil in the snow
   
fritillary in the snow
     
 
 
  snow in the grass (note the ferny wig!)   spring lambs / winter lambs
 
 
College wood - inside and out
   
 
bluebells in the woods
   
  primroses   hawthorn thawing
       
  last updated 11 April 2008