Today was a wonderful day. Sunny, fairly warm and in it I found a couple of nice things. First up was cherry blossom on the ground in one of our parks. Rreally nice if you like to sit and enjoy the view. It was a shame that I had to blow it off the path but…… Continue reading What I Did At Work Today
Two posts in one day? I’m not sure the internet could stand the strain! This morning I topped up the soil in my potatoes as I said I would yesterday. Nothing too bad here. I did notice that one of the bags doesn’t have as many sprouts than the others. While most of them had…… Continue reading Potatoes… Potatoes everywhere!
Two things in this post. First is a strange sight that I found yesterday at work. I simply can’t explain this at all. Now, if you look at the tree on the right, an ornamental Cherry, you will see that it looks very much windswept and dramatic but if you look at the tree to…… Continue reading Finding Things, Strange and New
This week has been oh so very busy. I started a new job. Actually I got my job back for another season at Kirklees Council as a Gardener. So in effect I have gone from only basic exercise while unemployed to walking about 15 miles a day! So, yes… I have been absolutely knackered by…… Continue reading A Very Busy Week
Normally I don’t post my failed photos… This one I decided to post because… 1. The photo didn’t turn out too bad actually. Although the subject of the shot is out of focus the light on the bells in the background isn’t too bad. And 2. This is the first actual sighting of a Common…… Continue reading A Buzz About Nothing
As was mentioned in a blog post by Growing out of chaos, the adage of ‘April showers’ has been severely lacking so far this spring and we have not actually had much, if anything in the way of rain for a few weeks. Well today it is finally raining. Nothing torrential, no no, that would be…… Continue reading It’s Raining
Today, despite the weather being less than wondrous, I was feeling brave and decided to have a go at my second, and hopefully last, big project of the year. Last week I bought a bit of guttering so I could make a couple of planters for my strawberries. Today I got the whatsits in hand to…… Continue reading Planters Planted.
A tiny fly and an even smaller bug on an Honesty flower. I have only seen flies, hoverflies and small bugs on the Honesty. No bees or other insects. Strange.
Anyone know what this is? I’m thinking it *might* be a Doronicum? I saw it at Nostell earlier and I really liked it. No idea what it is, no marker for it, which is unusual at Nostell, and nobody around that I could have asked. I’d ask one of the guys but I’m not volunteering…… Continue reading Unknown Plant?
This morning me and the missus took a quick trip to B&Q to look for stuff. I needed some pea gravel to top up the aquaponics, some guttering for my next project and a look to see what I can find in the way of plants. In the end I bought some guttering for the…… Continue reading B&Q Trip And The Next Project
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