Had a few hours of light rain here, the first drops my garden has seen since the beginning of June (with temps in the mid to high 30s for most of the time in between). It didn't do much, but for the first time in a long time we can take a breath of clean air... everything was dusty... and sometimes smoky from big fires that fortunately did not reach us. We were quite scared at a certain point.
My back is still, well, a pain in the backside, so I feel slow and old. And my DH is still away. Ok, nuff misery.
For the first time in months snails and slugs are putting in an appearance, with this rain, but now we are ready for them. The ducks are busily going round the garden, and occasionally a sound like "squee!" tells me that another slug won't bother the planet anymore. It's a little something
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Hi all, wow Verdun, sad day, sorry about that!
Had a few hours of light rain here, the first drops my garden has seen since the beginning of June (with temps in the mid to high 30s for most of the time in between). It didn't do much, but for the first time in a long time we can take a breath of clean air... everything was dusty... and sometimes smoky from big fires that fortunately did not reach us. We were quite scared at a certain point.
My back is still, well, a pain in the backside, so I feel slow and old. And my DH is still away. Ok, nuff misery.
For the first time in months snails and slugs are putting in an appearance, with this rain, but now we are ready for them. The ducks are busily going round the garden, and occasionally a sound like "squee!" tells me that another slug won't bother the planet anymore. It's a little something
Runnybeak, there are some pictures here of Caroline's garden http://www.gardenersworld.com/forum/talkback/trowbridge-in-bloom/761169.html and if you click on Caroline's name, then on her posts, you will see her other posts with some lovely photos of her beautiful garden.
I'd forgotten the birthday thread, haven't had a notification for ages.
Good morning Verdun
and anyone else who's around 
I've had a bit of a lie-in!!!
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Morning forkers.
Lovely start today, having morning perambulate around the garden, heard a rustling in the reeds of the very overgrown pond and then I saw a heron.
Must cut the lawns today, but then again must watch the cricket, which will win?
When you don't even know who's in the team
S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
Morning all.
Sun shining at the moment, hope it stays. Forecast for today was pretty grim.
Morning all.
Glorious sunny day. Once the dew dries off the grass, methinks 'tis time for a cuttin'
Good morning.
I was woken at 7am by the rain so I pulled the duvet over my head..it is now brightening up
Good morning,
rotten night so having a wee long lie
i can see the hill, and it's not raining!
blackcurrant jelly should be ready for boiling
A A Milne