It’s a chilly grey Sunday afternoon as I write this, from under the blankets on the sofa. I can watch the garden from here, though there’s not much going on. The lawn is covered in brown leaves. Occasionally a sparrow or a robin hops about, sometimes pretending to be a leaf, poking at the soil… Continue reading Nature Notes: January 2022
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Nature Notes: December 2021
As M does all of the garden-related work, I’ve let him do this post! "December has been a slow month in the garden for many different reasons: as well as work commitments and deadlines for reports, there have also been two large storms to contend with (although Arwen blew itself out before getting to us).… Continue reading Nature Notes: December 2021
Nature Notes: November 2021
Winter is definitely on its way now. The weather’s turned cold – the magnolia and fig tree have now been wrapped up in hessian in case of frost – and it’s getting dark from about half 4. On the other hand, the winter-flowering crocuses M planted last month have been and gone already. He’s going… Continue reading Nature Notes: November 2021
Nature Notes: October 2021
If I get a new craft room, it’s only fair that M gets a new garden. This time, it really is a garden and not just a balcony. And it came with a handy evergreen hedge. Not all of our plants and trees from the balcony came with us: some, like the cherry, were in… Continue reading Nature Notes: October 2021
Nature Notes: July 2021
It’s been a month of extremes, weather-wise. We’ve gone from heatwave to floods and thunderstorms. I prefer the thunderstorms. Especially when they bring temperatures to more bearable levels. Anything over 25oC is too hot, and even that’s a bit much. HebePied Piper On the other hand, the summer weather has brought more colour to the… Continue reading Nature Notes: July 2021
Nature Notes: June 2021
There was a moment, at the start of June, when it looked like the weather would pick up and we’d have a sunny summer. Sunshine was had, for a few days, and then it settled back into clouds. Without being as dreary as it was in the winter, it still hasn’t been particularly delightful weather.… Continue reading Nature Notes: June 2021
Nature Notes: May 2021
Cocoa and Mum The balcony has been quite busy, this last blustery month. The weather has felt most wintry and not at all how I’d expect May to be. Coal Tit Fledgling But the balcony has been very encouraging, and not just with the plants. Over winter we added birdfeeders, and in April a birdbath,… Continue reading Nature Notes: May 2021
Nature Notes: April 2021
One of the good things to come out of this pandemic has been having the time to enjoy our balcony. We’ve always had a few large plant pots – they were here when we moved in – with our cherry tree and a Pink Flamingo Salix, but over the last year, M has added to… Continue reading Nature Notes: April 2021
Nature Notes: March on the Balcony
The balcony’s beginning to get colour again. Aside from the pale green buds on the magnolia, and the few Pied Piper leaves poking through the soil, the cherry tree is almost in full bloom. It’s very cheery to see the blossom again. Fuji Cherry TreePied Piper M’s been quite busy with the balcony this past… Continue reading Nature Notes: March on the Balcony
Nature Notes: February on the Balcony
It’s been chilly this month. Chillier even than when we had the snow. But at least the last week or so has begun to remind us that Spring is indeed on its way, with sunshine, warmer temperatures and crocuses in the park. It has been very windy in recent days, but early spring sunshine has… Continue reading Nature Notes: February on the Balcony
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