Acer unfurling. I wouldn’t say spring has sprung, but it’s beginning to get there! Apricot blossom. Hoping for fruit this year. Flowering Cherry, confetti season is upon us. Magnolia stellata, utter perfection. The Montana is taking it’s time! Sam loves playing in the cave formed by it’s stems. I ventured into the wilderness that is …
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Earth, well, ish! I’ve finally cleared the greenhouse. I know it may not look much, but all the pots are now emptied, and dead and dying tomatoes, chilies etc have been composted. As I was on a run, I gave kneeling a go given I have a multitude of plants that need planting out. It …
This terrapin is in the process of shedding it’s shell, if you look at the sections in the middle you can see they are about to fall off. This happens as the terrapin grows bigger. I find it absolutely fascinating. At the rescue there are about a hundred terrapins, and we have to separate the …
Mother and baby rabbits at the rescue. The wildlife unit is absolutely swamped with a wide range of youngsters at the moment, the usual mid summer casualties, and the endless rain is not helping matters. These wee critters are suffering from a range of problems, including being orphaned, injured or sickly. An extremely sickly baby …
