Sunday 11 March

• Mild week and I have had two sessions in the garden cutting dried flower stalks from plants. Also cut down the autumn raspberries.
• The corner shop in the High Road has closed down and they have piled the shelving from the "shed" where they stored the veg on the pavement. Rescued some clean wood though a lot had screws in it. Have started sawing it up,
• Frogs in pond but moving too fast to see what they are up to - but found a mating pair against a raised bed edge so can guess!
• Went for my cycle ride Saturday morning, but wasn't able to get into the Wetlands as planned as Coppermill Lane gate was closed.
• Lea still very oily and absolutely disgusting below Princess of Wales pub. A women on one of the houseboats said a swan sanctuary had rescued 35 swans and there had been a lot of dead moorhens, etc, as they can't keep warm with oily feathers.
• Wednesday evening to Hornbeam Centre for local Greenpeace event to see film Demain in which the filmmakers visited cities and communities working on inspiring projects relating to energy, food, education, finance and democracy. Frightening people with ecological disaster won't work - inspiring them with viable, positive alternatives will - if we can get the message out there!