Swift half news - 19th April 2010

• Hedgehogs (a pair!) in Swift Half back garden - for the first time (that I've seen) this year, tonight.
• Rain for first time in about three weeks tonight - almost stormy briefly and quite humid - the rain only lasted 20 minutes or so though and I hear we're in for another sunny, warm week, with the wind shifting to a southerly after mid week, blowing away the volcanic dust I hope!
• The humidity has brought the male palmate newts out of the pond n all. I found one strolling across the patio (in the pitch black), getting followed by our Yala (female tabby kitten). zzz (A shot of one of last year's palmate newts).