Bumblebees

I saw my first bumblebee of the spring today — fortunately in our garden buzzing around the snowdrops and crocuses I’ve planted. The second came hot on its heels  — in the garden of the Carriers’ Arms, Watlington, attracted again by crocuses. The Carriers’ Arms is a lovely, friendly little pub — stuffed full of old, country types on a Friday lunchtime. It’s out of our CAMRA branch area, unfortunately, but we always pitch up there on a Wednesday in mid July to have our traditional Aunt Sally practice. It’s usually a lovely balmy evening — now the evenings are becoming lighter I’m more easily able to imagine it after this miserable, cold winter.

(At this time of year, when we’re getting close to the equinox the day length changes much more rapidly than nearer either solstice — so we’ll see a huge change over the next few weeks in light evenings even discounting the clocks going forward.)