Bye Bye to the Swallows

Our garage is full of roosting swallows each evening at the moment (presumably young from the two broods that were raised in the garage this year). They are making an awful mess but it is a privilidge to be ab le to get so close to them. They will soon be off to Africa - not sure if the adults go first as with cuckoos or whether the families go together.

Grantchester Exhibition and Our Swallows are Back

I have missed quite a few days as the Exhibition at Grantchester has taken up all the daylight hours (and more). The weather was not good over the Easter weekend here in Cambridgeshire so we were disappointed with the number of people walking around the village and therefore being tempted to visit the Exhibition. However, we were delighted to welcome many of our Cambridge Camera club members and other friends as well as a fairly steady stream of visitors new to us from all round the world!

My best-selling image was of snow in the Orchard Tearooms (it felt as cold as this in the Hall first thing in the mornings!) and also the Mill Pond in Autumn.

Our Swallows returned for the first time today. Great to know they remember their way home.

Our Swallows are Back

Pleased to see 'our' pair of swallows this afternoon on the washing lines - the first ones I've seen anywhere. It will be interesting to see if they build their nest earlier than previous years.

Signs of Summer

Three young swallows who were raised in our garage and decided the old cricket bat was a perfect perch.