Snap dragon closed Snapdragon open With a light squeeze on either side of the base of the flower, AJ made the snapdragon flower open. Did you know that the botanical name for snapdragon – Antirrhinum – is meant to translate from the Greek for “like a nose”? I guess it […]
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Fox and cubs…. and Mr Mole
The first of our fox and cubs have flowered. Disturbingly, it is right next to our chicken run. Maybe it will frighten the real bushy tailed foxes away. It is a small flower, but the with a huge personality. The orange shouts out across the garden. As for Mr Mole, […]
Read moreToad home
AJ found this toad while hunting for beetles. He has literally made the most luxurious toad home just outside the kitchen door. He has dug out a hollow under stones left over from some building work. I can stand on the kitchen door step and reach the stones. He is […]
Read moreWe’re making dragonflies
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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