What with digging the new area in the garden and hunting snails, we have spent a lot of time looking down in the last few days. There may be a lot going on up in the sky, but at the moment we are looking down. We have been unearthing treasure. […]
Read moreMonth: May 2010
What a difference the rain makes
It rained today. On and off. The garden changes in so many ways. The plants and trees seem to be greener and the colours of the flowers are more vibrant. I found one small fungi, that looked new in the morning, but by the afternoon appeared to have aged significantly. […]
Read moreNeed a bigger kitchen garden
Today we moved the hens into their summer quarters. It gives them more shade in the summer and also frees up the winter quarters for planting. Moving them involves moving the hen house, which is heavy. The chickens watched us move it. See, they even played follow my leader. One […]
Read moreApple tree blossom and flower impressions
This is beautiful pink blossom from my most productive apple tree. It is a bramley. Every year it gives us basketfuls of beautiful apples. When I say baskets, I mean the big ones that could be used for collecting the washing from the line or transporting logs from the wood […]
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