6 - 13 March, 2010. Stephen and I were up in the Lakes all week. It was beautiful. We had blue skies every day and some wonderful walks, including The Old Man of Coniston. Absolutely glorious!
Amanda, my daughter, had dutifully been checking the pond each day in my absence to record the frog's return but not so much as a ripple had been seen.
Saturday 13 March. Back home, now, and I remembered that the broken, rickety fencing down one side of our back garden had been replaced last autumn by new fencing. Panic! No gaps! We put this to rights by lifting a couple of the panels and holding them an inch or so off the base with pebbles. Phew - imagine the poor frogs having trekked through weeds, wildnerness and bogs to reach their spawning ground only to be met by a four foot fence. Still no frogs. Max temperature today 7 degrees.
Sunday 14 March. The situation was the same this morning - still no frogs - but when I looked a couple of hours later ... FROGS!!! Only about 15 or so but a good sign at last. The temperature in the sun had risen to 8 degrees. One degree must make all the difference.
Monday 15 March. Not a frog in site today.
Tuesday 16 March. Today has been the warmest since before Christmas and got up to 12 degrees in the sun but still no frogs. I'm curious now and a bit worried!
Report for today, Wednesday 17 March, to follow in a further post.
Ttfn :o)
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