Nature
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In which J makes a new friend
When I called down the stairs for J to come and get his dinner, I found him in a state of great excitement. For shits and giggles (very appropriate under the circumstances) I…
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More lightning…
After the heat of the last few days (not that hot here really – though to listen to some of the snowflakes around here you would think it was), the weather broke today…
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Mowing the lawn
Continuing my gardening activities today with our robot “Rowley”. I did most of the back lawn – it was quite a nice day but windy with a few clouds scudding about. All of…
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Toad in the….. Bin….
I opened our composting bin to put some peelings in it today and what did I see but this gentleman. After me complaining about not having any frogs in our pond, who is…
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Loveliest of trees…
I had a handyman here today repairing the steps outside. I have had a go at this twice before myself, and there must be some skills which don’t lend themselves to my normal…
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Invertebrate encounter
This gentleman was making his way across the drive. A magnificent snail. I had to relocate him on to the side of the patio because I had to move my car – so…
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In which Distra gets two new shoots
The smaller of our two aspidistras, Aspie has just put out two new shoots. For all they call them “cast iron plants”, she was not happy living in the basement, and had to…
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Busy Day
Today I dealt with the backlog of housework and laundry which had built up in my absence (to be fair to R he has been exceptionally busy while we were away preparing for…
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Moth Rescue
I went out the back door to empty the bin this morning, and on the door lintel was a lovely moth which had obviously just emerged from its winter cocoon. I know some…
