Well, I'll bet you're all wondering what this stunning photo is.  FROGSPAWN!  A real harbinger of Spring and has just appeared on our pond up on the forestry road.  Whatever the weather, whatever the winter, we can guarantee that the frogspawn will appear around February the 15th.  How do frogs know the date?  Is it something to do with Valentine's day and frogs and princes?  Who knows.  But one year no frogspawn appeared anywhere.  The dog walkers were all distraught.  'Have you seen any yet'  was the cry -   and then at last , but we could never work out a reason. 

Sometimes , just as it's hatching, the Forestry decide to grade the road, dig up the pool, and ruin everything.  Gradually over the year we resurrect it, and the frogs still come back.  If I'd been them I'd have give up long ago and gone to a more frog friendly spot.  On a sunny day, if you're lucky, and creep up VERY QUIETLY, you can see as many as 80 frogs sitting in the sun gently croaking.

So, Spring is nearly here, Colin's garden is a mass of snowdrops, the first daffs. are nearly out, and Carradale is winding up to get going for the coming season.  The Network Centre is changing hands, our shop is now closed, the slip at the harbour is NEARLY finished (they have a wee web site if you fancy a keek carradaleharbour.co.uk) and Roger is baking again at the baker's and has moved back to the village so it lovely bread and rolls again. Time to start planning your Carradale break.