Still inspired by our visit to see the dragonflies, we decided to take the paints outside again and make our own. I first thought to use wine corks, but then I spotted the blank clothes pegs. They would give a longer thinner body. First the children painted the pegs with […]
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I love bees, all types of bees
We have a good collection of soft fruit bushes and fruit trees. Not on the commercial scale, but getting close to making us self sufficient. I’m working on closing the gap. As a result, I have a keen interest in the little winged beings visiting every single blossom that my […]
Read moreEarly morning garden activity
The day started early. The girls had decided that they really, really wanted to camp in the garden, last night. So they did and inevitably woke early. We saw the bees arrive for breakfast. I suspect that this bee had not encountered water irises before, because it took a wrong […]
Read moreNature Count
When we went to the nature reserve on Monday, we picked up a leaflet for each of the children, about the upcoming garden nature count, from the RSPB. The children are captivated by the identifying pictures supplied and the tick boxes. For the last few days, they have been eagerly […]
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