Life on the lake

I do love walking round the lake at Renishaw. There is always something to see. Today I've seen the 2 swans a-nesting, seven goslings swimming, 3 lots of fungi, lots of wild flowers and a heron chick sat in a tree.

The speed of growth at the moment is quite breathtaking, suddenly the bluebells are fading and being dwarfed by the beautiful wild garlic that is in flower. I love this time of year, wild garlic dip with everything. Equal parts of natural yoghurt and mayonnaise with a splash of lemon juice and seasoning to taste with finely chopped wild garlic leaves - divine. There are also a pair of Nuthatches dotting around.

Really looking forward to the cygnets hatching particularly after one of the nests was raided earlier this month, presumably by a fox. So watch this space.