Looking back in my diaries, I have never experienced such weather extremes. There was a time when Spring came reliably and all my sowing and planting dates are based on that.
The underlying pattern is still the same yet when we recently spent 10 days in London it was hotter than many a Summer. The garden put on a month in that period.
Rocket, I wonder why they call it rocket, well we went off to the capital and left plants no taller than 30cm. We returned to over 1m tall plants in full flower and setting seed. Setting seed for next years crops I might add so I am not complaining.
Yesterday it was cold and wet, today high winds and again cold. I wonder if the Baby Great Tits in my nest box are feeling it. The parents were taking in more nest material this morning.
The picture is from some days ago, these babies seem to be fed almost exclusively on white grubs.
The parents are visiting my Gooseberry bushes in the early morning, the bushes have a little Sawfly or more likely Moth damage. I can find no caterpillars they have provided breakfast for the hard working parents.
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