This morning, I went out ragworting in our field: a very usual activity for this time of year. Once the yellow flowers show, it's easy to see where the plants are growing, and root them out. Then into a plastic sack to stop any seeds escaping till we have a bonfire.
Wonder #1: a sunny, breezy warm day - almost like summer. What a change!
Wonder #2: we have a small stream that, until now, has only flowed in the late autumn and winter. It drains runoff from a field higher up the hill. This morning, it was in full flow. Every other summer, it has been bone dry for months on end.
Wonder #3. Yellow wax-cap mushrooms growing in the pasture. I've never seen them except in late September/October before.
So - just a freak wet spell - or is the climate really changing?
24/07/07 @ 11:09