1. Pots of muscari don't look like much at this time of year (not compared with crisp tulip shoots nosing their way up) but their straggling leaves are a welcome sight nonetheless.
2. A photo of penguins from my brother tells us that he's back at Rothera after a long season on Thwaites Glacier.
3. An author mentions in her acknowledgements a couple of very pleasing general knowledge catches.
3b. Both are poems this evening are by Eleanor Farjeon, who is one of my favourites.
