It seems as though we've had all four seasons today from light sleet and snow showers at about four thirty this morning followed by rain and drizzle. I had woken up very early as I do from time to time so I know what the weather was like at that unearthly hour! After a cup of tea I put the radio on snooze and dropped back off to sleep until just before eight to find that everything had stopped falling and there were even a few bright patches of sky.
Gradually through the morning the sun came out and it was very bright and springlike which affected the squirrels. There were three of them and I think that only one was female. Two of them were taking turns in chasing each other round the top of the garden fence, up the walls and over the flat roof of the kitchen. The there was the occasional death defying leap fom the fence to the bird table roof and back again.
While these two were engrossed in their energetic antics the other squirrel was demurely sitting on top of the nut box busily tucking in to the peanuts and not really bothering about the other two. Occasionally, the other squirrels would approach the one on the box one by one only to be chased off by the rival.
These activities carried on for a good hour or so until eventually the squirrel that had been eating decided she had had enough and sat up on the fence having a tidy up. Meanwhile, the other two took it in turns to eat the nuts and eventually all three sat on the fence in the sun for a while before heading off.
After they had gone, I opened the back door because I had been cooking in the kitchen and with the oven on it had become rather warm. It was then that I spotted three yellow crocuses which are just beginning to open so spring really isn't too far away.
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