Day 31

The signs of spring are really about with the blackthorn coming into flower and all kinds of things springing to life. Everywhere you look there’s birds carrying bits of twigs. We had a bit of a frost this week but there is a definite sense of it being the last of it.

The wood-sorrel is also starting to spread quite nicely. This makes a really nice addition to spring salads so I should be able to start foraging a bit quite soon. The only problem is that it really doesn’t keep.

We had a fine day for it. It is still just a little cold, but my rain jacket stayed in my bag for the duration.  I didn’t really bother me. A few of the hardier trees are coming into leaves. This is one of the willows at the bottom of the garden starting to look quite lively.

It was a grand lunchtime walk and we got around  in well under an hour. I feel that winter has one last kick left in it but we’ll see.