We are spending most of our days outside at the moment. The children race around the garden, deep in their latest imaginative game and I potter from one area of the garden to another, taking in the greenhouse as I go. I spent time pricking out brussel sprout seedlings, and […]
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Wild flowers and a ladybird
I love it when the children find something new and they are so excited to share it with me. Among the offerings today was this ladybird. After some research, I suspect that it is a Harlequin. I’ll be reporting the sighting. The Harlequin ladybirds are an invading ladybird that are […]
Read moreMore mini-beasts and fun in the garden.
This morning, when I opened my green house up, I found an early morning visitor. This is only the second Peacock butterfly I’ve seen this year. We have quite a few Brimstones. It stayed long enough for all the children to see it and butterfly books were on the kitchen […]
Read morePreparing raised beds for sowing
We’ve been getting our raised beds ready for sowing today. Inevitably we have unearthed a lot of mini-beasts. If we had been counting, I’m pleased to say that earth worms would be in the lead. We chatted about why earthworms were very welcome and we do our best to look […]
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