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The Storm is Passing
I thought I’d share some photos I took in the garden/house before the storm arrived. It certainly has been a rough day here weather-wise, as it has been for the rest of the country. Strong winds saw pots and plants flying round the garden, bins moving as if by telekinesis and me at the kitchen…
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Bird Fail=Success!
Stick with me and this will all make sense. We are in the middle of some cold weather but tonight we are to expect as low as -10C (that’s 14F). I was looking out the window and saw some birds were trying to get what little seeds were left on the feeder so I thought…
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A Woodland Walk
In photographs. In today’s episode of the podcast I take you with me on a woodland walk so we can have a little bit of quiet and relaxation after all the noise and activity of Christmas and New Year. In the episode I told you I’d be showing you the photos from that day so…
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Cold shoulder, cold hands, cold everything
The temperature dropped again today so naturally I got the camera out. There was no gardening to be done today at these temperatures but at least now my bathroom is shining! Isn’t it amazing how busy we can get when we put our minds to it? I ventured out to the garden for a little…
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There is a mystery afoot
We have a garden mystery which remains, as yet, unsolved. We have a bird feeding station in the back garden and I love seeing the birds coming to it and making a wonderful mess, scattering seeds all over the place which sprout and grow into the most beautiful field of weeds which I then have…
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Randomness
I hope that’s really a word because I have a few random things I would like to share with you. These are just ‘things’ that have happened or ‘things’ I saw so make of them what you will. Firstly, a milestone was reached. Not a huge one by many peoples’ standards but it’s a big…
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A Momentous Occasion
Just a quick post today but I had to let you know something very special happened today which I have been waiting several years for: Lazarus has given us a cucumber! If you’ve been following the saga you will know I have waited years for this to happen, due to one disaster or another –…
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Picture practise
I took some pictures today while out with our dog Scooby, I was needing to practise. You see, someone very very kindly gave me a new mobile phone which has a much better camera than my old one. The trouble is I am not very tech savvy and it took me a while to figure…
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We made it to the Nairn Show – we enjoyed it but not without concerns
It was a scorching hot day on Saturday 27th July which was when the Nairn show was on so we decided to go along to it. It’s a farmers show so lots of animals, smells, noises and interesting things to look at, but something did concern me. I will be putting a video together which…
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Garden Visitors
Spending time with the bees and butterflies in the garden. I wanted to round this week off by sharing a couple of snaps I got today when I was in the front garden. I’ve done a lot of pruning of trees there and haven’t been able to get to the branches to cut them down…
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Ebay shopping and trying my ‘new camera’
I’ve been busy shopping on the old Ebay recently with some good and not-so-good results. Before I go on, you have to realise how totally un-technical I am! I just about manage this blog and I love doing the podcast but there is great room for improvement in both. So first of all, I got…
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Why Didn’t I See It Before?
Our garden isn’t big – front or back. Our allotment is 10m x 20m – mental note to self to show you more photos of it. However, in the garden, I have planted several pots of herbs, veg and have tried to sow flower seeds wherever I can find a gap. What I’m finding though,…
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