Girrls…
They usually come when called, the reward being ginger biccies. This time they are wary because of the phone/camera.
For one night only…
as they say in Jersey Boys the musical, and in fact when any old Ha(rry)s been returns to the scene of his greatest triumph… Well not so much a triumph, did four days at the Royal Welsh show selling programmes […]
It’s not over ‘till…
the autumn equinox. Summer that is, but this morning the mist rolled in and left its dew on the spider’s webs. But the foxgloves still show it’s summer. Just out of the picture are a dozen male Goosanders.
Summer morning at Merryhall
The weather hasn’t been spectacularly hot with unbroken skies, but it has been dry… A quick look round the pretty bits.
Veg galore
Over winter we refurbished half the raised beds, and put three tons of topsoil on them. We also have properly used the greenhouse after clearing it out. Not endless sunny days this year, but still very dry.
Tulip tree…
Yup, we got one… didn’t know. Coming up to three years since we moved here and it’s flowering for the first time. It is a form of Magnolia and according to the RHS (very unimpressive) web site it is on […]
Carnival time…
The summer in this part of Wales is marked by village carnivals, shows, and fun every weekend. It is a tradition based on community. Newbridge used to have 13 shops, it now has one village store and a hairdresser. People […]
Stylish stile
Got our own footpath marker and stile! Having put up new anti-donk/sheep fencing, we were going to insert a gate into the run, but then the inspired one amongst us thought a stile would be better. At Caerfagu (a wood […]