Of Kermit frogs, finger hearts and Shetland ponies. A few personal highlights from April 2026, captured in tiny wee snapshots.
This is my latest monthly selection of snapshots of things that caught my eye over these past few weeks, comprising the month of April 2026.
Monday 30 March 2026: Spuds ready to take the dive
Today was the day that I judged that the weather was sufficiently warm and that the seed potatoes for my 2026 crop had chitted sufficiently for them to be ready to take the dive into the grow bags that will be the home for the next few months.
Wednesday 1 April 2026: Finger hearts
The quite beautiful pre-dawn sky from the early hours of the first day of April 2026.
Pre-Easter finger hearts to one and all!
Saturday 4 April 2026: Kindness
Kindness is the perfect response to a world that might sometimes feel anything but kind. Words from my blog post Nothing but kind.
Monday 6 April 2026: Of dawn and ponies
Beautiful bank holiday Monday pre-dawn sky… But my goodness was it ever freezing cold out there!
And a rather beautiful Shetland pony, grazing on the Ashdown Forest.
Friday 10 April 2026: Bluebells
Ashdown Forest bluebells.
Monday 13 April 2026: To see if you were looking back at me
Reflections (from an Ashdown Forest pond).
Saturday 18 April 2026: What’s the magic word?
Depending on how they are used, words have the ability to change anything and everything. These are some words from my blog post The magic words.
Sunday 19 April 2026: Shades of Kermy
Shadow of the Kermit in the Sunday morning sun.
Thursday 23 April 2026: Encore du bluebells
To round out this month’s selection of pictures, a few more delightful Ashdown Forest bluebells.
Now: whatever might May 2026 have in store?
Your snapshots
What about you, gentle reader? What has made or is making your month memorable? I would love to know! Post a comment below, or @ me on the social medium of your choice: BlueSky, Mastodon, Threads or Instagram.
May you be nothing but kind today, to others and to yourself.
May today be nothing but kind to you and yours.
IMAGES
- All photography by MJCarty (except for the blog post thumbnail images, which are from Wikimedia Commons, and are fully credited on the relevant parent posts).
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