Well, I have nothing much to report; certainly not in the same league as Black ... although at least I didn't suffer from leeches! Very dull and cool in Lille and environs so confined myself to urban ecology ....
Few flowers to be seen. Ranging from the ridiculous:
to happy signs of spring:
The
Jardin des Plantes is a pleasant enough park but not of massive botanical interest - the systematic beds
are sparse and disorganised and the tropical house
poorly labelled but steamy and warm!