We haven’t as yet had winter…true these last few weeks have brought us heavy rains and gales but with frost on only two mornings its nothing like winter with unseasonably mild days. So is it far too soon to be seeing the first new shoots of spring. The autumn carpet of leaves has certainly been incubating these spring bulbs….nor are they just the odd clump, far from it, as little clumps are bursting through everywhere under the trees.
Deeper into the woods and Ferns are still verdant green, fresh as in the summer months and even some new fungi is sprouting from the fallen woodland trunks……there you have it autumn, summer and spring in January!
Not that I am complaining as it is an early morning joy to head to our woods for a walk and then of course play guessing games as to which season is it to-day…….
6th January
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