Foxburrow Wood

A wander round North Lowestoft while the car had its rear discs and pads replaced. Foxburrow Wood, a sliver of ancient woodland between the A12 and housing estates

This set of trunks were from the stump of a previously fallen/felled single tree.

A nice caterpillar on a footpath approaching the wood, under an oak

Still some very old trees left

A sunny day at Ellingham Mill

A day of pottering at Ellingham Mill yesterday. Water flow is so low that none is going over the sluices so the launch point is completely current free and fine for children to mess about from...

Bee Orchid probably growing on a mole hill

More stuff around the garden

Just the one plant

Growing mostly in the shade

A walk around the garden

First real day of Spring. Cloudless sky, gentle breeze, probably over 22degC. There are a few Violets

Acres of Forget me nots

Lots of Ransoms or Wild Garlic

Cowslips

Lesser Celandines

Primroses

And more Forget Me Nots

Hundred River outflow at three pumps

Hundred River outfall Kessingland 3 pumps from Petro Dobromylskyj on Vimeo.

We've had a couple of days of heavy rain with a background high water table. The Waveney is well above it's flood level of 0.9m and is currently around 1.2m. So a lot of water needs to be pumped out from the Hundred River over the sea wall at Kessingland. Children and I walked down the beach to have a look. We were all suitably impressed.

Last day of Feb, soon be Spring

We had a little snow. This is from yesterday, 28th of Feb. Hard to imagine we had lunch on the patio last Sunday!

Our friends' sheep were not best impressed

Today the East wind has set in, it's rather more unpleasant outside and not so aestheically pleasing with all the snow blown off the trees. Lots of work to keep thawed water and food available for the sheep and chickens.

Good sunny day at home

Spring is on its way in the garden

Lost a few trees in the Winter storms

And the polytunnel too



Still, Snowdrops looking good...

Wainford Sluice at a nice level

This is Wainford Mill sluice, pretty well at ideal play boating level. There was between 0.55m and 0.65m on the Billingford gauge when I took this clip
 
Wainford with 0.6ish on the gauge from Petro Dobromylskyj on Vimeo.