They're a breed apart doc! I find it fascinating - but I have no desire to indulge! Dave Macleod is brilliant. Totally driven. I could have named all the ones in the bottom half of the Brian Cox pic Obelixx, but once it gets beyond the Easains they're less familiar to me as I haven't yet walked them. Long way to travel unless you can stay overnight. Schiehallion translates as The Hill of the Fairies or the Fairy Hill of the Caledonians and is pronounced pretty much as you see it - the Schie is just Shee. It's shorter too
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Back to the Guernsey film, I hadn't read the book and I enjoyed the film very much, beautifully done. If I read the book I will then appreciate the extra bits of the story that the film left out. Quite happy to do it that way round. It's when I've read the book first and the film doesn't live up to it that it's disappointing.
OH came back rom Norwich with his new vari-focal glasses at lunch time. He's very pleased with them. So we decided to go out for the afternoon. I'd seen in the RHS magazine that there is a new partner garden near Bury Saint Edmunds, Fuller's Mill. So we went there and it's lovely. I will post photos. I wonder if there is a gardens we've visited thread for this year.
Had a beer in a pub in Eye on the way back. Eye wasn't really on the way but we thought we'd do a big round so as to see some more of the Suffolk countryside.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
Good morning all as I said, an early start ... just watched a heron fly past. Sounds like a good day yesterday BL. Think I went to Fullers Mill a long time ago. Can't remember much about it except that it was lovely, it it's the one I remember.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I've actually managed to read all the posts since yesterday so at last feel like I know where you are all up to. Should have been doing the B&B room as the guest left really early and I had a chance to get ahead, but need some brief moments of pleasure.
I have a paeony coming up strongly, completely in the wrong part of the garden but I'll let it flower, see what it's like and then move it after and hope for the best next year, I know they are not keen on being moved. Beautiful flowers though. Love to see mountains, even walked up a couple, but ice climbing, even rock climbing - no, skiing is as daring as I get and these days not past the red slopes.
I'm in a book club, unfortunately only managed one of the set books so far this year, read every night as I get into bed, but sadly only getting through a couple of paragraphs before I fall asleep, maybe next year will be a bit calmer. Not sat through an entire film for what seems like years either.
Feeling a little frustrated right now as for the third time this week my promised labourer who is rotivating my new flowerbed hasn't turned up - promised me yesterday be here by 8am, nearly 8:30 now and no sign - last time I ask this particular person! I have so much to get in the bed, including all the manure and the weather is forecast to break soon, very frustrating, I just can't do anything until it's been turned over at least once.
OK. back to the grindstone, catch up all later, have a good day all.
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Careful what you say about ice climbers fairy.
When you don't even know who's in the team
S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
I could have named all the ones in the bottom half of the Brian Cox pic Obelixx, but once it gets beyond the Easains they're less familiar to me as I haven't yet walked them. Long way to travel unless you can stay overnight.
Schiehallion translates as The Hill of the Fairies or the Fairy Hill of the Caledonians and is pronounced pretty much as you see it - the Schie is just Shee. It's shorter too
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Now to bed ... an early start tomorrow ... flat viewing with son ...
Sweet dreams all
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I'm off to my kip as well...nighty night all
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
The photo from space is just like a relief map.
OH came back rom Norwich with his new vari-focal glasses at lunch time. He's very pleased with them. So we decided to go out for the afternoon. I'd seen in the RHS magazine that there is a new partner garden near Bury Saint Edmunds, Fuller's Mill. So we went there and it's lovely. I will post photos. I wonder if there is a gardens we've visited thread for this year.
Had a beer in a pub in Eye on the way back. Eye wasn't really on the way but we thought we'd do a big round so as to see some more of the Suffolk countryside.
just watched a heron fly past.
Sounds like a good day yesterday BL.
Think I went to Fullers Mill a long time ago. Can't remember much about it except that it was lovely, it it's the one I remember.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I've actually managed to read all the posts since yesterday so at last feel like I know where you are all up to. Should have been doing the B&B room as the guest left really early and I had a chance to get ahead, but need some brief moments of pleasure.
I have a paeony coming up strongly, completely in the wrong part of the garden but I'll let it flower, see what it's like and then move it after and hope for the best next year, I know they are not keen on being moved. Beautiful flowers though. Love to see mountains, even walked up a couple, but ice climbing, even rock climbing - no, skiing is as daring as I get and these days not past the red slopes.
I'm in a book club, unfortunately only managed one of the set books so far this year, read every night as I get into bed, but sadly only getting through a couple of paragraphs before I fall asleep, maybe next year will be a bit calmer.
Feeling a little frustrated right now as for the third time this week my promised labourer who is rotivating my new flowerbed hasn't turned up - promised me yesterday be here by 8am, nearly 8:30 now and no sign - last time I ask this particular person! I have so much to get in the bed, including all the manure and the weather is forecast to break soon, very frustrating, I just can't do anything until it's been turned over at least once.
OK. back to the grindstone, catch up all later, have a good day all.
I love herons Dove, I think they get a bad name.
DD I have a ton of horse manure waiting to be spread, we are way behind here.
the peonies I have moved have all been fine They sulk a bit then recover
it’s grey damp and cold here again, I have to get some weeding done then Talla and I off to a school for Paws against Stress.
Have a good day
A A Milne