Global Warming made another appearance in Hutton last night with -3C, clear sky, Game Keepers Moon and an icy pond. Frog protection measures are therefore in force in the form of a green polystyrene chamber which gives frogs a sporting chance of surviving even with several inches of ice. Two days ago with the temperature at 11c it seemed quite possible that the frogs would be at the mating and spawning game but fortunately for their millions of offspring la grande passion has been postponed. Expectant parents are probably lurking in the green machine-not that I have checked.
Too cold to leave the vicinity of the Rayburn