It looks like it’s going to be a good year….there’s that song again… for fruit, as all the trees are laden, despite the June drop. Let me show you around…. The greenhouse is overflowing with plants, now it’s mainly peppers, chilies and tomatoes. I can barely get inside to water them. I’m keeping the kale …
Imagine my surprise when stumbling across four juvenile peacocks gathered around my neighbour’s front door. I was concerned for their safety, as we are horribly close to a duel carriageway and I know how long it takes for large birds to become airborne. Fortunately, after an hour or so, they all hopped up on a …
A squab. Life is becoming hectic at the rescue, the first of the orphans are beginning to arrive, and currently we have several pigeon chicks needing hand feeding…I just love these ugly ducklings! You should SEE how much they eat in one sitting! There are several blackbird chicks on syringe feeds every twenty minutes…. along …
Well, it’s all about the good life this week. Elaine expressed her horror surprise on my last post as I told her I had never made jam. That was past tense! Due to my glut of plums I have now made POTS of the stuff, and I must say I was shocked to see how much sugar …
And so it begins. After the tree debacle I put my thinking cap on and began to develop the bones of my new back garden. I was sick of looking at the dust bath so I decided to get stuck in now rather than waiting for spring. I started by putting the stone circle that …
Oh what a glorious time we’ve had! Over the last seven days we’ve had a mini heatwave and the plants, animals and people are simply loving it. My fruit bushes are romping away, as is the Rhubarb…….which then, amazingly, turns into this. Courtesy of my wonderful neighbour Barbara, not at all bad eh? The fruit trees …
