Every year, about this weekend, we go for our bluebell walk. This is in the wood behind our garden. It is not a big wood, but it is varied and has so much to discover. Each year the slopes are covered in bluebells. Unfortunately, recent “land management” has decreased these […]
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Back to the past
It rained today. I managed to finish preparing the soil in the extended kitchen garden bed. I would have planted it up today, but rain stopped play. I don’t mind gardening in the drizzle, but when it rains proper, the soil gets too sticky and my boots end up twice […]
Read moreLooking down at our feet
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 moreWhat 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. […]
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