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Equinox, Hazel, newts, and cats, Friday 20 March 2026

It is the spring equinox today, when we have equal night and day. After today, the days win out over the nights. From 12 hours at the equinox, the day length will extend to 16 hours by midsummer. Today also hails astronomical spring, as opposed to meteorological spring which began on March 1st. Where are the tadpoles? I search the …

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Tadpoles – Saturday 30th March, 2024

It is a warm, sunny day, 15 degrees, with a slight breeze. Yesterday, it was a little colder and felt more so with a sharp wind. I came in then, and found a few free tadpoles, but today there are many more. Nearly all of them are within the earthenware pot, on its side in the pond, half full of …