Signs of spring

For the first time in what feels like forever, the weather forecast was not apocalyptic, and there was no work that would not wait until this afternoon, so we went for a walk in the Botanic Gardens. The snowdrops are past their best, and the daffodils are just beginning to wake up, but the ponds are full of life, what with the frogs and the ripples and the more frogs - this is the clearest picture, but that frog is definitely not alone:

( Also, daffodils... )