Squirrels have gone to wherever they go to at this time of year ....... there are signs of hedgehogs

and I found our first blackbird fledgling yesterday. It began raining at 2.00 p.m. yesterday and didn't stop until 3.30 this afternoon

so we went for a walk in the bluebell woods ......... and it has been sunny since

- not much warmer but at least sun did shine ..........