Showing posts with label garden. Show all posts
Showing posts with label garden. Show all posts

Tuesday, 28 December 2010

28/12/10 - Strange green ground cover sighted

 Strange green ground cover sighted
This strange green stuff seems, over-night, to have replaced the very white carpet that we had outside ... it appears to composed of short, green leaves ...

Tuesday, 23 November 2010

23/11/10 - The two of us


The two of us
These two pigeons have lived with us for three years now. They are always together/apart ... if you see what I mean

Tuesday, 16 November 2010

16/11/10 - Blades

Blades
Shining in the Autumn sun against a backdrop of frosted grass

Monday, 15 November 2010

15/11/10 - Morning sun

Morning sun
The early morning, late autumn sun brings sparkle to the very last of the geraniums ... behind, the grass glistens with the first real frost and the bird bath shines hard frozen.

Sunday, 14 November 2010

14/11/10 - Strange sighting

Strange sighting
For the second time in only a few days I have had sightings of strange objects ... 

Tuesday, 2 November 2010

02/11/10 - Garden Visitor

Garden Visitor
This wonderful woodpecker found the peanuts on the feeder in the garden ... he has only visited once before ... hope he comes back soon

Monday, 18 October 2010

18/10/10 - Symmetry

Symmetry
Nature has a mathematical eye ...

Sunday, 17 October 2010

17/10/10 - Autumn colour

Autumn Colour
Not spectacular by any means but just out there in the garden with the sun shining through

Friday, 8 October 2010

08/10/10 - Thereby hangs a tail

Thereby hangs a tail
Breakfast for one contortionist squirrel

Monday, 4 October 2010

04/10/10 - Nights are drawing in

Nights are drawing in
... but the wonderful clarity in the sky means that the frost and mist will be there in the morning

Wednesday, 29 September 2010

30/09/10 - The leaves are turning

The leaves are turning
As we leave September behind the leaves are turning and the mornings are getting misty ... Autumn is clearly on the way

Saturday, 28 August 2010

28/08/10 - Morning sun

Morning sun
7.00 AM ... 180 degrees away from yesterday's photograph ...

Friday, 27 August 2010

27/08/10 - Evening sun

Evening sun
7.00 PM and the sun just drops down behind the trees and sparkles through the leaves

Tuesday, 24 August 2010

24/08/10 - Like father like son ?

Like father like son ?
We think that this is a juvenile robin ... it has the same perching habits as the male that lives in the garden. Identification via Twitter is mixed at present. Any views?

Monday, 23 August 2010

22/08/10 - Unidentified bird

Unidentified bird
This fluffed-up, yellowy brown little bird sat on the head of our heron sculpture ... need help to identify please

Saturday, 21 August 2010

20/08/10 - In a dark, dark ...

In a dark, dark ...
Another National Trust visit and more steps in dark places ... not good for knee that won't bend

Monday, 19 July 2010

19/07/10 - Bulfinch

Bullfinch
Okay ... really bad , fuzzy photo but its the first bullfinch that we have had resident in the garden

Wednesday, 14 July 2010

14/07/10 - The triffid is growing

The triffid is growing
I counted 37 little tomatoes on the captive triffid today ... more to come I hope ...

Tuesday, 13 July 2010

13/07/10 - Balancing

Balancing
This resident pigeon seems to be able to find multi ways of getting at the seed feeders ...

Sunday, 11 July 2010

11/07/10 - We need a little rain

We need a little rain
Grass is parched, stalks are showing ... weather forecast suggests rain later today ... hope so