I woke to a hard frost with the temperatures down to -5c and a bright orange sunrise across the fields. Unfortunately my desk beckoned and I had to start my working week rather than heading out to look at the view.

However, a lunchtime stroll down the lane revealed a perfectly clear blue sky and a warming sun over the now rapidly greening fields.

There was a buzzard soaring over my head, a kestrel calling in a nearby tree and yellowhammers in the hedgerow. The early spring vision would have been complete if one of the ewes in the field had produced the first lambs but they’re not quite ready.

At least, I’m working from home today and I’m lucky enough to be able to wander down the lane like this; the next two days I’ll be out and about and will miss my lunchtime break looking over the fields.