St Mark’s Day

I read this in my newspaper today :

“Today is St Mark’s Day, when folklore predicts a change in the weather around this time: “As long before St Mark’s Day as the frogs are heard croaking, so long will they keep quiet afterwards.”

The folklore holds that croaking frogs signal wet weather but after St Mark’s Day they go silent as the weather becomes drier. This week will indeed be largely dry, although the lack of rain began weeks ago.”

It did not rain here again today. In fact the sun shone throughout the day.

My photo is taken at the pond on our road. We have not seen any frogs here at all this spring let alone hearing any croaking!