Chicky: I used to travel to Plymouth a few times a year and always looked forward to that coastal section, just after going round the Exe estuary. Hope the repairs are standing up well.
I am really pleased that I have planted my sweet pea seeds and sewn Briza Media and loosestrife (Beaujolais) and planted my free bulbs from Wyevale.
I am not so pleased that the three packets of seeds that have been under my feet for weeks, whilst I hivered and hovered about whether to plant them, have now simply disappeared just when I had finally decided that I did. I am especially annoyed that I cannot remember for the life of me what two of the seed packets were so I can't go out and buy them again.
I am absolutely delighted that the sun is shining.
However, I am not so pleased that it is throwing it down of rain at the same time.
Lets just hope there is a rainbow at the end of it all.
Yvie that sounds like the weather here. I think we're getting what we were meant to have yesterday, although it's brightening now so I may get outside for a while.
Have you no idea what the seeds were?
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Hi Fairy, No I just can't remember, I know that there were Aquilegia - the kew gardens ones, I think they are packaged by T&M, but I have no idea what the others were. I think I'm going a bit gaga today. I almost reported you to the moderator by mistake instead of clicking onto another firefox page.
Things just seem to be getting on my nerves today. eg. I would really like everyone within a 10 mile radius of me to stop feeding unshelled peanuts to grey squirrels. Why, you might ask. Because they are not eating them, they are simply burying them in my lawn!!!
I think Im going to have a lie down in a darkened room.
Please don't report me Yvie - I promise I'll be good...
A lie down might not be bad idea.
I know what you mean about squirrels - I've not fed peanuts at all while I've been in this house. The starlings eating all the fat balls and leaving nothing for the little birds are my bugbear.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
The bank where I sowed the wild meadow seed yesterday had half a dozen shiny conkers buried in it, just under the surface. There'll be some puzzled squirrels looking for them before long...
Thanks Lesley - I'm attempting to be totally positive about the possibility of my daughter and her family moving to Ireland, but you're right - it's most of a day's journey to get there as opposed to an hour's drive to their current house, so I'll miss the close contact. On the plus side, last year there was talk of a job in Tasmania so I should be thankful we've been spared that journey!
Post-bank-sowing stiffness easing... out to plant a few bulbs.
Hope Southern Forkers are enjoying their outing. Not been to Cambridge botanic garden since... well, since I was a student. Great place.
Since 2019 I've lived in east Clare, in the west of Ireland.
I was thinking that when I have learnt to shoot for my trip, I might try and reduce our large population of grey squirrels. [ joking ]
I was in the stream earlier, cleaning out debris, and I saw a Crayfish, which is definitely a first for me.
The stream runs off the moor and there was a lot of lead mining up until late Victorian times; so I guess the stream was pretty dead. Now though we have brook trout and then this today. We also had Water Voles for a while, but they were predated by a cat, that I used to find regularly staring intently into the water.
How can you lie there and think of England When you don't even know who's in the team
You make me feel guilty Liri, I was really upset when firstborn moved to Worcester 22 miles away. I had been used to them living down the road. Mind you I'm on Nanna Duty all next week and I might be wishing they lived in Ireland by about Wednesday.
Just moved salvia into the GH, fed the birds and planted purchases made earlier in the week. Am now sitting in the sunny conservatory planning some changes for next year. Now if only I could remember where I put those seeds.
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Chicky: I used to travel to Plymouth a few times a year and always looked forward to that coastal section, just after going round the Exe estuary. Hope the repairs are standing up well.
Hello all
Was a scary night of thunder and lightening and rain just like you had Star gaze lily
Rained a lot this morning now have a bit of sun ish
Enjoy all peeps with trips around
Like that you had to go passed a nursery today and in it for plants Matty2
Right, well today is proving to be very contrary.
I am really pleased that I have planted my sweet pea seeds and sewn Briza Media and loosestrife (Beaujolais) and planted my free bulbs from Wyevale.
I am not so pleased that the three packets of seeds that have been under my feet for weeks, whilst I hivered and hovered about whether to plant them, have now simply disappeared just when I had finally decided that I did. I am especially annoyed that I cannot remember for the life of me what two of the seed packets were so I can't go out and buy them again.
I am absolutely delighted that the sun is shining.
However, I am not so pleased that it is throwing it down of rain at the same time.
Lets just hope there is a rainbow at the end of it all.
Sun has just come out
Will go and plant my bergenia I think then possibly the pansy pot.
Yvie that sounds like the weather here. I think we're getting what we were meant to have yesterday, although it's brightening now so I may get outside for a while.
Have you no idea what the seeds were?
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Hi Fairy, No I just can't remember, I know that there were Aquilegia - the kew gardens ones, I think they are packaged by T&M, but I have no idea what the others were. I think I'm going a bit gaga today. I almost reported you to the moderator by mistake instead of clicking onto another firefox page.
Things just seem to be getting on my nerves today. eg. I would really like everyone within a 10 mile radius of me to stop feeding unshelled peanuts to grey squirrels. Why, you might ask. Because they are not eating them, they are simply burying them in my lawn!!!
I think Im going to have a lie down in a darkened room.
Please don't report me Yvie - I promise I'll be good...
A lie down might not be bad idea.
I know what you mean about squirrels - I've not fed peanuts at all while I've been in this house. The starlings eating all the fat balls and leaving nothing for the little birds are my bugbear.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
The bank where I sowed the wild meadow seed yesterday had half a dozen shiny conkers buried in it, just under the surface. There'll be some puzzled squirrels looking for them before long...
Thanks Lesley - I'm attempting to be totally positive about the possibility of my daughter and her family moving to Ireland, but you're right - it's most of a day's journey to get there as opposed to an hour's drive to their current house, so I'll miss the close contact. On the plus side, last year there was talk of a job in Tasmania so I should be thankful we've been spared that journey!
Post-bank-sowing stiffness easing... out to plant a few bulbs.
Hope Southern Forkers are enjoying their outing. Not been to Cambridge botanic garden since... well, since I was a student. Great place.
I was thinking that when I have learnt to shoot for my trip, I might try and reduce our large population of grey squirrels. [ joking ]
I was in the stream earlier, cleaning out debris, and I saw a Crayfish, which is definitely a first for me.
The stream runs off the moor and there was a lot of lead mining up until late Victorian times; so I guess the stream was pretty dead. Now though we have brook trout and then this today. We also had Water Voles for a while, but they were predated by a cat, that I used to find regularly staring intently into the water.
When you don't even know who's in the team
S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
You make me feel guilty Liri, I was really upset when firstborn moved to Worcester 22 miles away. I had been used to them living down the road. Mind you I'm on Nanna Duty all next week and I might be wishing they lived in Ireland by about Wednesday.
Just moved salvia into the GH, fed the birds and planted purchases made earlier in the week. Am now sitting in the sunny conservatory planning some changes for next year. Now if only I could remember where I put those seeds.