It's been so good to see the sun back this week and feel some warmth on your back. We have taken full advantage of the fairer weather and been in full beetling about mode. As ever the pull to spend time in nature was calling so we wandered up by the river to our nearest reserve for a coffee and a spot of bird watching. Usually I'm looking down, but this time I looked up at the aments instead. Up until today I'd never come across the word 'ament', but thanks to my Dad I now know it to be the official name for catkins. Turns out they vary greatly and are rather pretty. Thanks to my new mate Google lens I can tell you that we have here alder, aspen, poplar, goat willow and hazel which is the only one I knew. Am always grateful to learn new stuff.
It is happening here, too, and it makes me so happy
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