First we had that gloriously wonderful warm weather. How welcomed it was! I think we spent every possible moment outside enjoying that sun. The daffodils looked magnificent!
Our young silkie hens started laying. We have enough eggs from our little hens to feed us now. The first few eggs they laid were so tiny! Here is one of those first eggs next to one of the older silkie hen eggs.
Sol found a toad. He is a sweet little chap called Muddy.
Lots of reading books together.
We explored interesting places with various rock formations - spires, arches, and even caves.
We came across tree stumps with coins knocked into them. We wondered what the significance was - good luck maybe? But we couldn't find the answer. We even saw two people knocking in coins and they didn't know why they were adding their coins to the stumps!
Beautiful little spring lambs have started to appear in lots of neighbouring fields.
And then we had snow in this area. Sleet at our house and snow on higher ground! It was good fun to enjoy that Father Winter's grand finale.
What wonderful explorations you've been having! I never tire of your beautiful pictures. The coin trees are fascinating. I wonder if they work the same as wishing wells, or perhaps they're better. ;)
ReplyDeleteI agree, the warm weather was so glorious. I hope it was only a taste of things to come. Since then we've had a little snow and hail. I'm crossing my fingers for some sunny days ahead.
Sara, Fingers crossed here too for sunny days! Hope you are all settling in okay and enjoying your days.
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ReplyDeleteAmazing stories & sights! I am fascinated by the coins in the stump-I'll have to do more investigating to find out the significance of such a ritual. Did you keep Muddy? You know, we brought home two toads on Monday and placed them in our pond--the female left a beautiful squiggly strand of eggs and now both toads have disappeared. I know they mate in water and live on land, so I'm hoping they're somewhere here in our yard. I'd love to have one inside--are they easily kept as pets?
Oh my...thank you for sharing your photos! I adore them all! Love to you, sweet friend! Jessica
Jessica,
DeleteDawn (comment below) tells me those stumps are wish trees! Wonderful! Yes, we kept Muddy. Sol adores him. We have had him for nearly a month now. We have read they make very good pets and so far he is very easy to keep and he is doing well. We have been looking hard for a mate for him. Hope you find your toads!
Love to you too, dear friend.
beautiful daffodils! how cute your boys reading together:) and all those sheep and lambs, how nice to beable to have them close by to watch
ReplyDeleteWhat beautiful images, love the snowy ones - looks almost magical with the Spring light.
ReplyDeleteWe've come across the coins in trees at a few places and found out they were Wish trees, coins being placed in a felled tree as an offering for a wish. I read about them not too long ago too in a book called The Folklore of Trees.
Dawn, it really was strange seeing snow in spring with, like you say, the spring light and also the flowers, new leaves - all that growth! So happy you know about the coins in the tree stumps. I will tell my boys and if we see another soon on our travels we'll be sure to add a couple of coins as we need lots of good wishes and magic right now!
DeleteOh how I do love sharing your adventures...beautiful days xx
ReplyDeleteThanks Sue. All days are beautiful when we have our children to share them with!
DeleteWe came across a wishing tree with coins hammered in it, down in Dartmoor. I guess the two people you saw hammering in the coins, inadvertently wished that they knew why they were doing it. Wonder if it worked. Oh, the size difference in those eggs!
ReplyDeleteHi Cheryl
DeleteIt must be quite a widespread tradition then this wishing tree thing. So funny what you say about the two people wishing they knew why they were hammering in coins!!
Hello dear Sista Kelly
ReplyDeleteLittle boys 2nd Birthday already! The Earth moves around the Sun far too fast nowdays..Happy celebrating with all the little ones. We have a small bantom chicken that pops out miniature eggs too. They are the size of cadbury chocolate candy covered eggs...too cute~
Sending you all my love.
Love
Suzanne
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