It's a beautiful morning here in Norfolk ... 20C in the shade and there's a song thrush singing out there - a bit earlier on I heard a mistle thrush. The goldfinches and greenfinches are busy emptying the feeders - think it's been a good breeding season for them, lots of juveniles around - we're filling the feeders every day.
The garden is looking gorgeous (sunshine always helps doesn't it) and we now have firm plans, rather than hazy ideas for our sunny corner ...... we're not used to gardening in sunshine, having had shady gardens for the last 20 years, but the recent holiday in Cornwall has given us ideas
I do hope Pdoc and Mrs P are ok and able to enjoy their lovely garden in the sunshine ... thinking about them a lot ((hugs))
Clari, take care of that cold
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Dove; I've drowned myself in orange juice and lemsip this morning.
Boss is always unwell so is taking today off so... horrors... I'm now in charge! But worse than that we have no freezer to put ice cream in! Noooooo....
Dove; I've drowned myself in orange juice and lemsip this morning.
Boss is always unwell so is taking today off so... horrors... I'm now in charge! But worse than that we have no freezer to put ice cream in! Noooooo....
Wot are the plans for the sunny corner Dove - do share. Love a bit of garden planning
Chicklet returns from Berlin today, so somewhere in the middle of my working day I have to fit in a quick trip to Gatwick.....but it will be good to have her home
Hope this hot spell puts the brakes on our plague of slugs ....I've taken to after-dark patrols, and its upwards of 30 a night so far
Morning all/afties Pat. Hope you're feeling good and not too chilly
Still no sun here - just rain supposed to clear later....
I see we now have a new type of freeloading parasite, as Hosta calls them - just asking for money directly. You have to admire their sheer brass neck...
Work for me and taking daughter to work too so I'll catch up later
Have a good day everyone
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Glorious sunny day, not a cloud in the sky, not a breath of wind ( almost unheard of here ) and I've got every window in the house open.
Hazel, might the hosta dried out towards the end of last summer? That might stop them forming flower buds( it does it for agapanthus,) I'm just guessing though.
Fiarygirl, I'm sure we've all known guys we'd love to introduce to Dickie Chopping.
Right, experiment time. As it's forecast to be 27C today, I'm going to set the mower blades down a notch or two, but with no deflector plate on the back and just let it blow everywhere and let the sun dry it out. Next time, I'll have the collector on and it should be easy to keep it to the new level.
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Good morning, Pat.
Keep warm and well in bad weather.
Good morning all
G'day Pat 
It's a beautiful morning here in Norfolk ... 20C in the shade and there's a song thrush singing out there - a bit earlier on I heard a mistle thrush. The goldfinches and greenfinches are busy emptying the feeders - think it's been a good breeding season for them, lots of juveniles around - we're filling the feeders every day.
The garden is looking gorgeous (sunshine always helps doesn't it) and we now have firm plans, rather than hazy ideas for our sunny corner ...... we're not used to gardening in sunshine, having had shady gardens for the last 20 years, but the recent holiday in Cornwall has given us ideas
I do hope Pdoc and Mrs P are ok and able to enjoy their lovely garden in the sunshine ... thinking about them a lot ((hugs))
Clari, take care of that cold
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Dove; I've drowned myself in orange juice and lemsip this morning.
Boss is always unwell so is taking today off so... horrors... I'm now in charge! But worse than that we have no freezer to put ice cream in! Noooooo....
That big ball in the sun is awfully hot.
Clari, can you not get one of these?
Surely it counts as an Emergency Vehicle
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Morning all
Wot are the plans for the sunny corner Dove - do share
. Love a bit of garden planning 
Chicklet returns from Berlin today, so somewhere in the middle of my working day I have to fit in a quick trip to Gatwick
.....but it will be good to have her home
Hope this hot spell puts the brakes on our plague of slugs ....I've taken to after-dark patrols, and its upwards of 30 a night so far
Enjoy the sunshine folks
Morning all/afties Pat. Hope you're feeling good and not too chilly
Still no sun here - just rain
supposed to clear later....
I see we now have a new type of freeloading parasite, as Hosta calls them - just asking for money directly. You have to admire their sheer brass neck...
Work for me and taking daughter to work too so I'll catch up later
Have a good day everyone
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Morning! 18° and sunny here already, should get up to 27° apparently. Think I'll have to get as much done as early on as possible!
Morning all. Going to be a hot day.
Morning all.
Glorious sunny day, not a cloud in the sky, not a breath of wind ( almost unheard of here ) and I've got every window in the house open.
Hazel, might the hosta dried out towards the end of last summer? That might stop them forming flower buds( it does it for agapanthus,) I'm just guessing though.
Fiarygirl, I'm sure we've all known guys we'd love to introduce to Dickie Chopping.
Right, experiment time. As it's forecast to be 27C today, I'm going to set the mower blades down a notch or two, but with no deflector plate on the back and just let it blow everywhere and let the sun dry it out. Next time, I'll have the collector on and it should be easy to keep it to the new level.