•tap• •tap• - is this thing still on ?
it definitely *isn't* spring, here, yet - but it can't be far off:
last week, there were barely two dozen lambs in the fields
north of tewitfield (carnfroth-ish), with their mums,
and none at all out in the fields along the a6
north from lancaster to kendal, nor along the way up to keswick;
- today, there were upwards of four dozen,
in just one field off the a6 south of milnthorpe -
- and though fairly large by local standards,
this wasn't aught to boast of as to its acreage -
- and similar orders of numbers in at least three other fields,
too far off, to count accurately -
- has everyone been promising their kids
cute, fluffy lambs for pets as we come out of covid-19 caution - ?
- or is everyone ordering fresh british lamb
with which to celebrate the coming eastertide - ?
(something of an experiment, just to see if there's anyone still out there...)