Squirrels!

This morning I saw the first red squirrel for the season. We havent had any in the garden for ages, so I was really pleased to see this one. I tried to get a photo, but my phone wouldn't pick it up through the window. However, I have some from last summer, so if I can get them from photobucket to here, I will show them to you now!

A really lovely day

I am so chuffed! Today I decided to go out, even though it was overcast and raining, then, when I went out, the rain had stopped and the sun came out!
I started digging the bed, to the right of the gate today, both kids were out, as was Alex, so no distractions!
Fortunately, Alex got home, and he came back about 20 minutes after I started, and then he helped out!

With Alex to keep me going, not to mention double the labour, we forged through the bed, and had it dug in no time!
As we were working so well, and the sun was shining, we moved on up to the Rhubarb patch. Our hearts sank when we saw how overgrown and unkempt it looked, but we both got to work, and by 4.15pm, as the sun was going down, and I had to go and pick up Eilidh, it looked pretty good!

We cut back the nettles and raspberries to the fence, cleared the long grass, and Alex even started clearing the nettle roots, it really has started to look looked after! We can definately see where we have been, and it was so enjoyable doing it with Alex, we chatted away as we worked, and he started to see my ideas for the garden coming to life.
Hopefully we will do more tomorrow, if we have as good a bash at it as today, we should have another bed dug and the whole section behind the blackcurrants sorted!
There were even signs of new life, the Rhubarb is sprouting, we met a beetle, and I found some bulbs starting to grow too!!!
It may be only February, but spring is starting to show!