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Month: July 2022

96 not out.
Doings / Joan Whittle
  • 31 July 2022
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96 not out.

Joan’s birthday is officially not until Monday (1st. August – ED), but her son David, and his son Phil arranged a visit […]

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Boxed in…
Doings
  • 28 July 2022
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  • 4 years
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Boxed in…

The DPD (Welsh)man delivered the above ridiculously heavy box (another story – Ed.) and chatted in a furiously frustrated manner… ”I’ve just […]

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Rescued
Doings / The garden / The Seasons / The Wye / Weather
  • 24 July 2022
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  • 4 years
  • 305 words
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Rescued

Well, you knew I’d do it. The Oak tree has been lifted and there’s another not such a lucky acorn that didn’t […]

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A very different morning…
Doings / The garden / The Seasons / The Wye / Weather
  • 24 July 2022
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  • 4 years
  • 402 words
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A very different morning…

from those I have been posting recently showing clear skies and overflying ’planes Heavy at times rain overnight led to a dull […]

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Good morning Donkeys
The animals / The Seasons
  • 22 July 2022
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  • 4 years
  • 481 words
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Good morning Donkeys

Or what we do at 05.00 in the morning. They have learned to be patient and generally do not wake us, but […]

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Verbena
Doings / The cottage / The garden / Weather
  • 20 July 2022
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  • 4 years
  • 212 words
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Verbena

Interesting that we see a small spectrum of light, but that suits us and the colours we see enable us to carry […]

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Cleavers
Doings / The cottage / The garden / The Seasons
  • 20 July 2022
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  • 2 mins
  • 4 years
  • 298 words
  • 2

Cleavers

I haven’t yet identified a common or garden name for this Gallium Aperine (if that’s what it is- Ed), but it’s a […]

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Señor Hosè Pipe
Doings / The garden / The Seasons / Weather
  • 19 July 2022
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  • 2 mins
  • 4 years
  • 191 words
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Señor Hosè Pipe

I know we’re not supposed to be using automatic watering aids, and ‘onest Guv I was only hosing down the stable yard […]

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Getting hotter…
Doings / The garden / The Seasons / Weather
  • 18 July 2022
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  • 4 years
  • 236 words
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Getting hotter…

If you saw the earlier post about the Royal Welsh show starting today in Builth, I have to report – no traffic! […]

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Small tortoiseshell butterfly…
Doings / The garden / The Seasons / Weather
  • 17 July 2022
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  • 2 mins
  • 4 years
  • 165 words
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Small tortoiseshell butterfly…

Attracted to the oversized verbena, this chappie is a rare addition to the garden. Chatting to an allotment holder the other day […]

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