Will

Beetroot and radishes are really coming up well. So hopefully I will start planning a veg spot, I will I will. Hopefully! What a wrong word to use ! Will is the word.

Perfect Afternoon

A tortoiseshell butterfly rested on the honeysuckle and in the background the robin is singing and the light wind is making music as well as it rustles through the leaves and now a blackbird has joined in a perfect afternoon.

Two Budgies

Saw two budgies fly pass, one blue and the other was green . Someone did say that their budgies escaped so I was able to say in the direction these two went. So hopefully they will be found soon.

Bounced

For some unknown reason a blue tit flew into the living room window, it bounced of it and fell, fortunately it fell onto the grass, I made sure it was ok and left it alone for a little while, I have got a friend who I could of got in touch with if needed to tell me what to do with it, but it sat awhile then all of a sudden it flew away . Hope it’s ok

LovelyThing Weather

The wind was so loud and wailed so much . The sky was so dark mean and moody. Then the rain came down so hard it lashed against the windows and they rattled! Then after that happened the sun came out and the sky was blue with a little bit of cloud! Lovely thing weather, never the same here. Today is very much the same as yesterday but at the moment no rain.

Grasshopper.

Saw a grasshopper for the first time in ages . Love them love the way they are made and hop and everything about them made my day.

Purple and Green

The purple flowering bush whose name escapes me I must google it later, is highlighted by the green leaves of the apple tree. A lovely colour combination for a crochet project .
A very warm and sunny day.

Sad

As I was walking up the path to go home , I noticed that a huge branch of the sweet chestnut was torn off ! I am so angry , it wasn’t in the way . And no it wasn’t done by teenagers it was done by so called  law abiding adults because they thought it was in the way! I am fuming! And they left the branch actually it’s more than a branch it’s a whopping great big branch in the middle of the of the green . Words fail.

Swing

A pair of magpies made a nest in a disused tv aerial! They seem to be happy.
An old tyre is hung on the strongest branch of one of the beech trees so children can have a swing then it’s taken down when not required .

Strim

Strimmer is sorted. So as trimming I shall go later.
Quite a few people said the weekend is going to be nice but not in my neck of the woods.  Dull and overcast with quite a bit of wind , so really it’s strumming weather.

Sun and Clouds

The sun is out this morning. A lovely clear spring morning so far.
The sun apologised for hiding the other day it was due to the fact that it shares itself with everything, it needed a much need rest and hugs from the clouds and the clouds were grey because they were sad that the sun wasn’t feeling happy. But today the sun is happy and said hello and said the clouds are way on holiday for a few days!

Winked

The grey clouds came swirling in to close the evening to open the night, the sun just lifted a cloud slightly and winked as to say I be back tomorrow.
A lone parakeet flew across and then an other one came.

Quiet

Weeding done on a cold chilly day and very overcast.
Radishes and beetroot coming along nicely.
Wrong strimmer line.
Otherwise very quiet outdoors no birds , butterflies or insects about . I am sure there is but not here.

Bumble Bee Visit

When upstairs to the bathroom whilst cleaning my teeth I noticed that there was a bumble bee resting on the window sill inside so I had a closer look at it but not to close I didn’t want to scare it off. Bees are such beautiful creatures, bumble bees look so cuddly their bodies are so perfect the bands of yellow really hi -lights the black and the wings so delicate but yet so strong.
It stayed quite awhile and I spoke to it very gently , it was nice having a conversation with a bumble bee and hopefully I will have an other one.

Scented Patch.

I was sent a bouquet of flowers which are really nice and the lilies have got the most gorgeous scent, which made me think about doing my own little scented patch near the patio door. There is a small patch of garden next to it, so I be making plans for it, I know we are still in lockdown and be unable to get plants etc for a while , but I come to realise that I like planning , but one flower I will most definitely have and that is stocks and oh an other one pinks, they remind me of my dad who was a keen gardener.
So let the planning start!  

Drizzly

Waited for the rain to come all day , as it was a grey dismal day out there then finally it came this evening the drizzly sort of rain.
A wren came up to the patio door had a good look in then it hopped off.

Caw

The caw of the rook startled me as I walk passed, it seemed to be having a go at the car what was started to go out.
Noticed a lot of blue butterflies lately again the honeysuckle seems to be the attraction.

Happy Days

An other beetroot plant is popping through happy days! And the radishes are going from strength to strength.
Must do weeding over the weekend got no excuse now!

Conkers

Come September the horse chestnut trees are going to be loaded with big brown shiny conkers as the trees are loaded with blossom. Pass few on the way to work. Something to look forward to.

Sparrow

A sparrow came to visit the honeysuckle, it’s the first sparrow I have sen for ages in my garden.
Nothing much happening apart from spiders spinning their webs and moving to and fro in the wind, not a breeze but a cold sharp wind on a bright May Day.

Repot

I was going to get rid of the honeysuckle it is so old now, but so glad I didn’t as the blue tits have been visiting it daily. The honeysuckle has had so many visits from the blue tits this morning.
A dull morning what looks like it’s going to rain later.
Going to repot beetroot and radishes,growing them in pots just to see how they do. Not putting them straight into the garden as the cat next door uses the garden!

Wild Flowers

I don’t know what the fascination of the honeysuckle is with the blue tits but they keep visiting it and it’s lovely to watch them flitting about in amongst it.
Been watching a sparrow bringing food to his family which has nested under the eaves of the roof opposite , so busy he is.
The grass verges haven’t been cut so they are full of dandelions daisies and buttercups and in some places forget -me -nots  , they really look nice. And in some places on the way to work the bluebells have popped up always nice to see.

Attacked

The cat got attacked by the robin as it got to near the nest, so it shot off so quick , think the robin really surprised the cat. But the nest is firmly in the middle if the hedge and I think the cat would really get stuck if it tried to get into the hedge and having a very angry robin flapping and squawking in your face not nice and not a good idea.