In the last week, we’ve gone from a few tadpoles with legs to everybody having them. Some of them have got tiny arms too I think but it’s hard to spot. Jade – who loves her pond even more than me – has got baby froglets with no tails at all.

The most advanced ones hang out in the shallow bit that gets the most sun. Is this because the ones that like the warmest bit, grow quicker? Or is it that the quick growing ones grab the best spots?

With legs comes consciousness. When they’re plain tadpoles, they don’t shy from anything. You can stick your fingers in the pond and they just wiggle round you. But the more like frogs they get, the more they notice movement and dash away when you approach. So it’s harder to take pictures but I will.