Birds, branches and bedraggled beech nuts. Wilting hibiscus. Sodden leaves and boisterous dogs. Raised beds and bird sown yew tree. Entangled vines. Iris seed pods. Glowing dogwoods. Fading, papery hydrangeas. In other news… I’ve been out and about rather a lot recently, but my favourite’s are… when the “Whatever the Weather Girls” took themselves across …
The weather has been somewhat grim around these parts of late and having a severe dose of lurgy has me seeing everything through a flu-ridden, glassy-eyed haze. Still, there is much to enjoy if you look for it! The apple tree is now a mass of rose hips and even has a clematis flowering within …
This may look like the back of someone’s head, but it’s my pygmy hog, Heidi, all curled up. The problem I have with Heidi at this time of the year, is that she’s not a native hedgehog. Given she’s an African species and is only a quarter of the size of an adult native hedgehog, …
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Each evening as it get’s dark I hear the geese flying overhead and love to listen to their melancholy calls. You can just about see them in this pic. As the hour has gone back it’s now dark at four thirty. I love autumn but the long dark evenings can be depressing and leave …
Recently the weather has been wild, wet and windy and this looks set to continue for a while. There are so many jobs that need doing in the garden….sigh…and I have NO idea where to start! Today I was considering clearing a few leaves, but, a friend is dropping in with ….erm….a couple of bottles …
