Not too fond of Ipswich myself GWRS (sorry Dove and Wonky and anyone else who did / does live there) - but there are some very pretty places / countryside round and about if you have a car.
Heaven is ... sitting in the garden with a G&T and a cat while watching the sun go down
Back from the coal face and having a cuppa. Lovely sunny day so I'm going to head out in a bit.
Punkdoc and Obs, I empathise about the sleep issues. You have my sympathy. I hope it improves for you both ( and any others )
Pat , we've traveled extensively on Indian railways and they're a joy. 2nd class , non AC for us. So cheap and you meet the most fabulous people. Happy memories indeed.
Hi we are having another hot day and I was cleaning windows but to hot now to be bothered. We do get some frost in the winter but not a lot.In winter the temp can start at 5c at 7am, by 11am it will be close to 20c but by 4pm it will drop back to 9c. Our clocks dont alter at all so we just remember when the uk clocks change as our daughter lives there
Glenys, that sounds a pretty challenging climate for gardening. We grumble no end in Britain, but most of us enjoy pretty "soft" conditions for growing things - not too hot or too cold, too wet or too dry.
Just about to go and talk to the Park volunteers about spending someone else's money, to replant beds left empty after all the rhododendrons had to be removed (because they were hosts to Phytophthora ramorum, the "sudden oak death"). It's an exciting opportunity to re-design the affected areas - without having to spend our own gardening budgets.
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Since 2019 I've lived in east Clare, in the west of Ireland.
Evening all. Hope the insomnia sufferers get a better night. I understand it well and I'm grateful for having a proper bed to sleep in now as it's made a big difference to my sleep.
Steamed kitten obelixx - is there a nice sauce to go with that or have I misunderstood....
Your post reminds me of something I read yesterday Liri - the phytophthora which has affected Larches in the south has spread into Argyll and surrounding areas. I did think some of the areas of forestry were looking a bit ropier than usual when I've been out.
However, I'm beyond excited because when I came home for lunch, I glanced out the window and spotted this little chap on the 'cage'...
I quickly got a few pix and watched him looking for a way in....
Then I felt bad in case he couldn't....but.....
Hurrah!
Felt really lucky that I saw him. Two minutes either way and I wouldn't. They're rarely seen up here, so I don't know whether it was sheer luck, a lack of food around in the recent cold spell,or changes in habitats or climate and they might be getting more common, but it was brilliant whatever the reason
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Lovely Fairy We used to get them on the feeders at work (we were surrounded my mixed conifer and oak woodland). I loved to see them - they became really regular once they knew the sunflower hearts would always be there
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Never seen one before Dove so it's great. We have a fair bit of woodland around and plenty of conifers and pines etc. There's one of each next to the feeder! I hope he'll visit regularly now that he's found the restaurant
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
How lovely Joyce. Perhaps just being a little further south than me it makes the difference? Hopefully he'll appear regularly. I never saw one in the garden round the corner and we watched birds constantly there when oldest fairylet was little. We had a tree creeper which came regularly and I briefly thought that's what it was as I couldn't see his colours initially. They're quite a similar shape and size, but even as I was thinking it, I knew it wouldn't be sitting on the feeder. Isn't it daft to get so excited about it! I'd have felt awful if he hadn't found his way into the feeder
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
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Not too fond of Ipswich myself GWRS (sorry
Dove and Wonky and anyone else who did / does live there) - but there are some very pretty places / countryside round and about if you have a car.
Afternoon all.
Back from the coal face and having a cuppa. Lovely sunny day so I'm going to head out in a bit.
Punkdoc and Obs, I empathise about the sleep issues. You have my sympathy. I hope it improves for you both ( and any others )
Pat , we've traveled extensively on Indian railways and they're a joy. 2nd class , non AC for us. So cheap and you meet the most fabulous people. Happy memories indeed.
Off to the garden. bye for now.
Hi we are having another hot day and I was cleaning windows but to hot now to be bothered. We do get some frost in the winter but not a lot.In winter the temp can start at 5c at 7am, by 11am it will be close to 20c but by 4pm it will drop back to 9c. Our clocks dont alter at all so we just remember when the uk clocks change as our daughter lives there
Hi all!
Glenys, that sounds a pretty challenging climate for gardening. We grumble no end in Britain, but most of us enjoy pretty "soft" conditions for growing things - not too hot or too cold, too wet or too dry.
Just about to go and talk to the Park volunteers about spending someone else's money, to replant beds left empty after all the rhododendrons had to be removed (because they were hosts to Phytophthora ramorum, the "sudden oak death"). It's an exciting opportunity to re-design the affected areas - without having to spend our own gardening budgets.
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Oooh Liri, what an exciting prospect ... let us know what's going to be planted
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Evening all. Hope the insomnia sufferers get a better night. I understand it well and I'm grateful for having a proper bed to sleep in now as it's made a big difference to my sleep.
Steamed kitten obelixx - is there a nice sauce to go with that or have I misunderstood....
Your post reminds me of something I read yesterday Liri - the phytophthora which has affected Larches in the south has spread into Argyll and surrounding areas. I did think some of the areas of forestry were looking a bit ropier than usual when I've been out.
However, I'm beyond excited because when I came home for lunch, I glanced out the window and spotted this little chap on the 'cage'...
I quickly got a few pix and watched him looking for a way in....
Then I felt bad in case he couldn't....but.....
Hurrah!
Felt really lucky that I saw him. Two minutes either way and I wouldn't. They're rarely seen up here, so I don't know whether it was sheer luck, a lack of food around in the recent cold spell,or changes in habitats or climate and they might be getting more common, but it was brilliant whatever the reason
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Lovely Fairy
We used to get them on the feeders at work (we were surrounded my mixed conifer and oak woodland). I loved to see them - they became really regular once they knew the sunflower hearts would always be there 
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Never seen one before Dove so it's great. We have a fair bit of woodland around and plenty of conifers and pines etc. There's one of each next to the feeder! I hope he'll visit regularly now that he's found the restaurant
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Fairy we've had nuthatches for about five years now. They're at the sunflower hearts every day now whereas they used to be occasional visitors.
Hope yours will be a permanent visitor.
How lovely Joyce. Perhaps just being a little further south than me it makes the difference? Hopefully he'll appear regularly. I never saw one in the garden round the corner and we watched birds constantly there when oldest fairylet was little. We had a tree creeper which came regularly and I briefly thought that's what it was as I couldn't see his colours initially. They're quite a similar shape and size, but even as I was thinking it, I knew it wouldn't be sitting on the feeder. Isn't it daft to get so excited about it!
I'd have felt awful if he hadn't found his way into the feeder 
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...