Visit

 The usual rainy morning grey dull . Birds are not about. They have gone into hiding. But seen some cute small snails . Talking about snails they have decided that the recycling boxes are the best place to visit ! 

Decided

 A muggy night, going to sleep with the sound of the owls in the background. The honeysuckle has decided to bloom again. 

Autumn Or Summer?

 The evening was shrouded in a dense mist and the rain made huge puddles more like an autumn evening than a summer evening. The whole of the snail population or so it seemed was out and about on the paths leading to home and for once no snails were trodden on. 

Heron

 The grass verge between the dual carriageway was smothered in wildflowers the poppies stood out. A heron hiding underneath a bridge in a stream waiting patiently for its next meal . 

Camouflage

 A cat trying to camouflage itself amongst the honeysuckle but not succeeding at all but looks very happy and contented. 

The magpie couple are both bouncing all over the roof opposite and every now and again they pick up some moss from the roof tiles.

An other bright and chilly start to the morning.

No Rain

 A thrush banging a snail on the garden path. Snails and slugs galore after the amount of rain we have had . First morning of no rain, bright but chilly and dampness in the air.  Nice to see the sun again. 

Rescused

 While putting out the recycling I rescued a ladybird/ ladybug from a spider web , put it in a place of safety free from any spiderwebs. 

A bit of sunshine at the moment but rain promised again.

Rare Appearances

Two rare appearances a badger and a hare was seen but not at the same time. The hare so quick and fast sped along the field. The badger must of just woken up looked around and sniffed the air then slowly started to walk. Beautiful sights.

A Bit Cooler

 The rain came in early evening. And did it rain , never stopped till mid morning the next day. But not as cool as it could be. But enjoyed the rain the sound and the filling of the water butt. Birds are out singing now it’s a bit cooler. 

Apple Tree

 A sparrow hawk decides to rest for a while in the old apple tree. The old apple tree that everyone say cut it down. NO! Is the answer, otherwise if I had it cut down I wouldn’t had the privilege of the sparrow hawk visiting. The closest I seen one  really a stunning looking bird. It stayed about 10 mins then had a drink and flew off. 

The old apple tree stays it is home to countless of insects a resting place for the birds and butterflies. And I am a tree lover and it still fruits so it’s staying. And now decide while writing this is to have a small wildflower patch near the apple tree . Perfect! 

Broken Promise

 The promise of rain never came, even though the sky was heavily laden with very dark rain clouds. Thunderstorms are predicted in the next couple of days or so , have to wait and see if that happens. 

Very quiet and still. Apart from a bee buzzing. 

Very Calming

 A quiet drive in the countryside. Watching tractors being busy. Hedge cutting in some places being done . A rook decides to hop skip and jump across the road.  Driving in between the avenue of trees and seeing the horizon being very low in the near distance very awe inspiring. A soft sunset. Very calming. 

Beak Full

 A female blackbird pulled up some dead grass and flies away with a beak full . Gone maybe to make a new nest or reline the old one. Weather still very nice.

Chilly

 A rather chilly cloudy morning so far. The squirrel is back but just sitting on the fence having a wash. Having to do the annual snail and slug dance walking up the path, so far so good no crunching noise or slippery feeling underfoot. 

Evening

 The resident robin sings his evening song so crystal clear. The bumble bee what came in to visit has now left. A lovely sunset was had and a promise for a lovely day tomorrow. A squirrel decides to walk along the fence then take a short cut across the lawn. 

Dragonfly

 After the mist the weather was beautiful. And again  today the weather was beautiful. A dragonfly came to visit somewhere near must be a pond in someone’s garden. Bees are buzzing happily around the honeysuckle. 

Mist Watching

 Watching the mist rolling in , it comes in thick then thin then it disappears then comes back. 

Robins are said to appear when loved ones are near , I am blessed as I have resident robins in the back garden . Just an uplift I need. 

Allotment

 Out in friends garden watering the allotment. Cabbages growing well, same as the carrots , leeks ,radishes, spring onions, potatoes, tomatoes , sweet corn . Runner beans are taking their time. Ladybirds galore. Red ants are about. Dark rain clouds rolling in very quickly. 

My Fault

 Very sorry if you have got rain , this is due to the grass being cut front and back so my fault .

Garden

 Bees busy in the honeysuckle and butterflies too. Front lawn now cut . The weeds are now gone looking good, but must think of ideas to encourage insects etc into the front garden. Thinking hat on. Tomorrow back garden to be done tomorrow