Its been grey & cold here today with a bitter east wind off the sea. I probably chose a bad day to clear / clean out the pond. I cleared bucket fulls of accumulated silt and leaves from it and re filled with fresh water. I need to get a new solar fountain now although sunshine seems unlikely and to get some anti-mud water clearing stuff in.

I treated myself to some snakehead fritillaria today and planted out a couple of foxgloves and another dogwood.

Ben meantime has continued loving the catnip plants I put in the back winter border while he ignores the birds & they him.