Sorry to tell you that we have a beautiful, yet cool, morning. Â Sunny, no wind. Â The wind gets up after lunch these days. Â Still too cold to finish planting out toms and peppers. Â Will save the rest I have for mid-May+ Â if the cool nights don't improve.
The tomato plants I planted out are tiny and sad although the middle leaf is green.  Once the warm weather comes in, they'll spring into action, I know.  Some of the photos of tomato plants on this site are healthy despite brown or white leaves etc.  Mine look  so sick.
@Pat E  we had butter and jam on our scones too.  Cream was only for visitors.  Such lovely photos of the koalas.  So many die every year from the wild fires.   And   @Obelixx  it was a culture shock for me coming from NZ trying to whip cream and the butter here was so "weak".  I've since adapted and found butter to my taste and the right cream to buy for whipping.  We could whip cream from the "top of the milk" in NZ !! Â
I hope you all can survive the winds and rain battering your gardens. Â We'll get it here too as we have "Les Cavaliers" to get through yet!
Morning all, evening @Pat E Been a lovely long weekend. Not spent in the garden as it's been freezing!!! But for once we were alone, no kids, no brother, just the Wonkys. So we pretended we were away. The rain has finally turned up and brought with it blustery winds. Greenhouse door needed kicking back into its frame late last night and another roof panel has been blown out and away somewhere!! Wind is still high but need to attempt to fix a new panel in after a trip to the DIY store. All work today has been rebooked due to horrendous weather so may as well try and protect the plants that have survived. Haven't dared go out and investigate since last night.Â
Blustery here and cold and damp but not wet. Yet.  That's for later, I hope.  I was planning to plant out my dahlias today but it'll have to wait a day or two as they won't like this at all. Â
Have to take Minstrel to the vet this pm. She's listless and not at all chatty and not eating more than a mouthful at a time so I suspect she's eaten something she shouldn't.  Normally she's a busy busy bee and talkative.
Love those photos @Pat E. I took 6yr old Possum and her friend there when we were visiting in 2001. Pre-digital for me. My friend told me it had all been lost in a subsequent bush fire. Â
@tuikowhai34 I've got used to the different creams now and have given up on pasteurised milk.  I will have a go at clotted cream tho, one day.
Stay safe everyone and hang on to your hats, greenhouses, plants.........
Morning all, evening @Pat E, lovely pictures. Not been out yet, but I can see a lot of Apple blossom on the grass, so I hope that the Allotment ones, are ok , time will tell.Â
What wonderful photos! Is that an acacia tree the koala is in? Beautiful effect with the feathery background. Awake here, listening to the wind howling, and trying not to think of unpleasant stuff, like unfinished chores. I ought to get out in the garden more!
Wind howling too up this part of Devon, but not actually had much rain. ggrrrr
last message was typed at 4m, forgot to post it. Good morning all. I'm glad you had a peaceful weekend @WonkyWomble. No more rain here overnight. I'm not sure what he had has done much good. hey ho
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College today.  Didn’t sleep well, so hope my grey cells can cope 🤯
Sorry to tell you that we have a beautiful, yet cool, morning. Â Sunny, no wind. Â The wind gets up after lunch these days. Â Still too cold to finish planting out toms and peppers. Â Will save the rest I have for mid-May+ Â if the cool nights don't improve.
The tomato plants I planted out are tiny and sad although the middle leaf is green.  Once the warm weather comes in, they'll spring into action, I know.  Some of the photos of tomato plants on this site are healthy despite brown or white leaves etc.  Mine look  so sick.
@Pat E Â we had butter and jam on our scones too. Â Cream was only for visitors. Â Such lovely photos of the koalas. Â So many die every year from the wild fires.
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And   @Obelixx  it was a culture shock for me coming from NZ trying to whip cream and the butter here was so "weak".  I've since adapted and found butter to my taste and the right cream to buy for whipping.  We could whip cream from the "top of the milk" in NZ !! Â
I hope you all can survive the winds and rain battering your gardens. Â We'll get it here too as we have "Les Cavaliers" to get through yet!
Have a pleasant day.
Tui
Been a lovely long weekend. Not spent in the garden as it's been freezing!!! But for once we were alone, no kids, no brother, just the Wonkys. So we pretended we were away.Â
The rain has finally turned up and brought with it blustery winds. Greenhouse door needed kicking back into its frame late last night and another roof panel has been blown out and away somewhere!!
Wind is still high but need to attempt to fix a new panel in after a trip to the DIY store. All work today has been rebooked due to horrendous weather so may as well try and protect the plants that have survived. Haven't dared go out and investigate since last night.Â
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Have to take Minstrel to the vet this pm. She's listless and not at all chatty and not eating more than a mouthful at a time so I suspect she's eaten something she shouldn't.  Normally she's a busy busy bee and talkative.
Love those photos @Pat E. I took 6yr old Possum and her friend there when we were visiting in 2001. Pre-digital for me. My friend told me it had all been lost in a subsequent bush fire. Â
@tuikowhai34 I've got used to the different creams now and have given up on pasteurised milk.  I will have a go at clotted cream tho, one day.
Stay safe everyone and hang on to your hats, greenhouses, plants.........
Obelixx, I can’t remember Tidbinbilla being destroyed, but we have bushfires every summer, so it’s probably just faded in my memory.  🙄ðŸ¤
Our rain today has just been light drizzle, so it’s been an inside knitting day for me. Â
Good morning all.Â
I'm glad you had a peaceful weekend @WonkyWomble.
No more rain here overnight. I'm not sure what he had has done much good. hey ho