The first job was a small mend to the pond as something had been pecking/destroying a bit of the old ivy at the back of bird bowl. I cleared that up and filled the gap with pebbles. That then led into doing a good clear-up of the algae and duck weed. An upcoming job is clearing up the slabs so that I end up on them, not the grass, when I sit down.

I’ve finally finished the strimming. Some edges were already up high again and I went over a few again. Come Easter weekend I hope to get the mowing done for the first time. Trying to cut down some high edges is also on the list.

It looks like I might have a bluebell this year. I think the ones in the pots might be blind, but this one is in the ground. My bulbs are a bit hit-and-miss. I don’t know whether it is down to their quality, or how much their conditions affect them. The callicarpa moved from the front bed to a pot at home seems to be thriving now.

I saw a bird in the tree which had a red chest, but wasn’t a robin, and had a brown speckled back, but didn’t look like a sparrow. The app confirmed it was a common linnet, which flew off, but could still be heard.