Night temp extremely cold, going down to anything between -1 to -4 C, the mornings are beautiful blue skies but white underfoot , by 11 am coffee time we are sat out in the garden and by lunchtime the temp is up into the 30's which for us means lunch outside, a few zzzzzz's after lunch catching the vitamin D rays!! Our usual quote of the day is "This is the life". Long may it last.
The lake is a bustle of activity with ducks doing what they do best this time of year (making whoopee) herons calling in for a quick snack! and the dreaded cormorants that can cause damage to our fish stock, not so much eating them but just by spearing them for the hell of it. We have a few tricks up our sleeves which at present is keeping the cormorants at bay. Do take a peak at this very interesting clip at the BBC click Cormorant swallows pike
