Tadpoles - 09/5/2015

Another clear sky today with spells

of sunshine every now and then.

The tadpoles seem to have grown

in size but no signs of any legs just yet.

It's quite difficult to take photos of them

at the moment, too much light reflection.

I think I'll be able to get some better

photos once the leaves on the tree

above the pond have appeared.

Lawn Maintenance - 06/4/2015

I spent this evening forking my lawn,
something that I've never done before.

Talk about hard work,
I've got blisters on my hands now.

Hedgehog Surprise - 04/5/2015

Going out into the garden during the evening with the torch has become a regular thing now and tonight whilst checking out the pond  I got a nice surprise.  If you've been out in the garden of an evening you'll know it is a very quiet place and you get to hear all sorts of noises.  Most common is the sound of the snails in the pond as they come to the surface but tonight I could hear something moving nearby the pond.

Keen to investigate I scanned the surrounding area with my torch and quickly discovered the noise source, an Hedgehog.  Not a such big surprise as I've seen it before in the garden but nevertheless I called out the Wife to show her our garden visitor before we both went back indoors.

Later I was out again for one final look in on the pond and as I shone the torch one more time in the area where the hedgehog had been earlier, I got another surprise, two hedgehogs!  Amazing.

My cat seemed quite excited too so I took him back indoors for half an hour to give the hedgehogs time to move along but I'll have to go back out for one final time in a bit to check they haven't fallen into the ponds.

Tadpole Snacks - 03/5/2015

I was out watching the tadpoles in the pond earlier today when I spotted one of the newts just peeking out of the water right next to them.  I quickly took a photo and seconds later I watched it take a tadpole and disappear under the water.

Luckily the tadpoles are still in abundance.

They're doing a great job

of clearing up the water.

It won't be long before the tadpoles

start developing into froglets.

The Water Mint is doing well:

Some views of the pond:

I like the view below which was taken from near the house. What I especially like is the way the pond isn't imediately obvious and how it blends into it's surroundings. That's the way I intended it to be when I installed it back in 2012.

Tadpoles - 03/5/2015

Tadpoles - 03 May 2015

Newt Watching - 01/5/2015

A few photos taken late this evening
of one of the newts hanging around
the smaller of the two ponds.

Normally they're in the bigger pond
going after the tadpoles but tonight this
one decided to visit the little pond instead.