Allotment.

A dash of home grown tomatoes, a sprinkling of blackberries, add a couple of corn cobs, mix in a handful of runner beans, one small leek and don't forget 2 perfect apples and what do you get ? You get yumminest from the allotment.

Nettles.

Glad I left the clump of nettles near the back door the amount of butterflies who visited it was a lot , so the nettles are here to stay.
Storm clouds are building up one minute then go in the next minute, wish it would storm as we need the freshness back.

Rain,Heat,Rain.

After last weeks bit of rain the intense heat is back, but we are promised that the rain will be back soon. It was nice to have the earthy scent after the rain came again and everything looked so good and lush.
It looks like it's going to be a bumper year for the beech nuts.

Mind boggling.

A trip by steam train took us into a different countryside than usual.  Saw long horned cattle.
Steam train running alongside the beach, mind boggling.

Pure Bliss.

The apple bough is full of reddish russet and green apples, it's bowing so gracefully into a arch, so pleased. Cannot wait to pick the apples.
Friends plum tree has a load of plums this year, pure bliss.

Ants

Flying ants are everywhere at the moment, I spoken to the ants who are still in the front garden I told them I left you alone you leave me alone deal, they didn't take any notice just carrying on doing what ants do best!

A Beautiful August Morning.

A lovely soft sun shiny morning with a lovely gentle breeze.
There is a branch so load with apples that it is bowing so low down so when they are ready to pick I won't even be standing on tiptoes..
And also the birds are very welcome to share the apples and the insects to.
The nettle clump I left for the butterflies has grown and it is a good host for them, so pleased.

1st of August.

Wow the 1st of August already and it won't be long and Autumn is here. Things in around the garden have been very quiet, but the ants nest has gone , nothing to do with me I hasten to add.
One of my cats the one who is frighten of her own shadow and taken a strong dislike to my new neighbours cat, boy does she chases it out the garden, I didn't believe my eyes when I saw her chasing the poor thing.