Snowdrops and the mole. Sounds like the title of a book I might write. But no, it’s just the state of the garden.
The snowdrops are fully out, and the moles have been busy. Their little earthy hills are everywhere in the grass.
And coming soon in the garden – I missed them last year due to illness and hospital – there will be crocuses! And coming soon book-wise? Bubbles: Dancing Through History. It’s put me through the emotional wringer, this one. More than usual. I feel like a wrung-out little rag.
But back to the moles…
Fireflies and Chocolate and a Mole
A wee excerpt from Fireflies and Chocolate
My Mermaid Grandmother’s pin! An Elfin Blade that was cast in silver for her to be worn as a brooch. Now, truth be told, according to what she wrote, it maybe didna bring her the best of luck, but it’s always been good to me. She buried it in the stone circle, so say her writings, and I found it there when I was just a wee lassie. It came up in a molehill while I was dancing aboot in the circle. I saw movement in the mound of earth and there it sat, glinting in the sun. I didn’t know what it was then, of course. Eppy said it was a gift from the fairies, just for me. My father said it was a carved arrowhead from long ago.
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Beautiful snowdrops Ailish
They are.
How lovely to see the snowdrops, Ailish. We had a few inches of snow yesterday (the third ‘dusting’ this year after eight years of no snow) and it’s snowing again this morning. However, our bulbs are starting to sprout!
Lovely bulbs!
The snowdrops are beautiful! Yes, moles leave evidence of their existence that most people don’t like. They do eat grubs, that can kill sections of lawn by eating the roots. The excerpt is fantastic, Ailish.
Thank you, Tim 🙂 I don’t mind the molehills, but I did not know that about the grubs.
I adore snow drops.
Me too 🙂
The snowdrops are lovely. We have 3 or 4 feet of snow where I live. (Ontario Canada)
Oh, chilly! Two of my uncles emigrated to Canada, and I recall them sending photos of enormous snowdrifts.
Interesting contrast between the two!
Yes 🙂
Those snow drops are beautiful
They really are.