Another new griffin

The family of griffins guarding the garden is growing at much the same rate as the human family. The larger, and senior, griffin arrived just after Christmas from a garden centre near Street in Somerset while its younger companion arrived recently from a garden centre in Sherborne. I do not know what it is about that part of the world: perhaps they are breeding in the area. More information please.

The younger has taken up residence by the decking at the side of the house, keeping a sharp eye on anyone attempting to attack the rhubarb while hiding behind a phlomis.

A flying welcome

A flying visit allows me personally to meet my newest girlfriend who now weighs in at nearly 6 lbs, is still not officially 'born'. She takes no notice of her grandfather and sleeps on my lap, twitching and smiling as she dreams of rounding a  buoy.

Flowers start to appear

After a cold winter and a prolonged period without any rain, it finally looks as though spring may be arriving. Cornwall, we are reliably informed, is behind the rest of the country and Mylor Bridge is behind the rest of Cornwall. The daffodils are at last coming out and those harbingers of colourful spring, the camellias, are bursting into sadly short-lived flowers. The daphne has almost been and gone.

At last we can get out into the garden without wearing thermals and set to work tidying up the twigs and leaves that have survived the winter.

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