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Category: The Seasons
All Cacti are succulents…
But not all succulents are Cacti. Our Christmas Flowering Cactus is doing rather well in the greenhouse. Obviously suffering jet lag.
Dog walk
Early morning and the sun is rising. Dogs being exercised. As I’ve commented before it’s the best time of day.
The Goosander…
is a remarkable bird. We have several couples on the Wye, and then out of breeding season, we can have as many […]
Proper bluebells, not…
the Spanish version. The wild flower meadow seems to have spread further and more adventurously this year, in the fields around us […]
Peony
My Mother’s favourite flower and ours, the fragrance of the older, un-varagated forms are unbelievable, full of pepper and happy memories.
I cut down trees, I eat my lunch…
“I go to the lavattory [sic] On Wednesdays I go shopping and have buttered scones for tea”. Lyrics from Monty Python, as […]
Dragonfly or whatever
Whilst I was taking a breather from my mega-chainsawing, I noticed a tadpole in the water. How magnificent is nature, I pond-ered […]
Daffodil Drive
I had to go to Llanidloes and decided to go the back road which on the map at least seemed the quickest […]
Daffs are daffs, aren’t they
A look around the garden at ours. Warning, people of a nervous or sea-sick disposition are advised not to watch.