Noisy neighbours

I dod not know wrens could be quite so noisy! There is one trying to start up a nest in a nest box in the garden - and boy, is there a lot of shouting going on.

I would provide a photo, but the things I did know about wrens - that they are small, fast and very neutral in colour - means this is proving problematic. However, I have a man on the case, and hope to bring a picture in due course.

Our other nest box appears unused this year; last year there were coal tits. So far the main interest has come from a couple of wasps, but we don't want that sort of thing going on, so have been discouraging them.

The other main activity in the garden has been more vegetative, as various plants try to catch up from the late snow and frost. The climbing rose has suffered terribly although the clematis growing through it is doing fine. But everything is very late. As an interim measure, I bring you the lilies in the pond
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And while I am at here are some bluebells, because everyone loves bluebells!