I really should be getting bored by now – but really, honestly I’m not. This prehistoric Perthshire garden blog (7yrs old this Nov) which promotes gardenwatching still has me taking video and photographs with the same enthusiasm and delight at seeing something new from my garden window or out and about as it ever did… Read More Prehistoric garden visitor?
The composition in the photo below wasn’t orchestrated to tell a story – not at all. This image capture was very much a rushed affair, however this one ‘phone photo’ snap does completely explain my absence in the blogging world. Hello again everyone 🙂 I hope you are all enjoying sunny, summer days outdoors relaxing,… Read More One picture tells all…
During the Osprey season at the SWT Loch of the Lowes Reserve near Dunkeld (Scotland), as yet, I have never seen Ospreys fishing in front of the hides. They will do it on occasions and I can very easily imagine the delight on the faces of visitors that catch a glimpse of this sight. Perhaps… Read More Osprey – the ultimate fisher
Yep, The Bloggers’ Cut for the 2013 Chelsea Fringe went ahead without me. Aw… and I love to bake cake and seriously enjoy cake decorating. Yep… and tying that in with a garden tour would have been the icing on the cake 😉 The first cake I thought of when I read about the theme… Read More So, I missed eating cake with everyone…
Yay… flowers on the way for 2013… worth waiting for! This post was published by Shirley for shirls gardenwatch in May 2013.
What’s with the pink flowering native primroses? Spotted, this morning, alongside deep cerise pink drumstick primulas, I initially wondered if I was seeing a new primula species. A fun and exciting thought for a while! Being realistic, I suspected this wasn’t likely so set about the world of Google searches. I asked on twitter too.… Read More Query for wildflower growers/experts
This morning saw early morning sunshine and flower colour for GBBD – it’s been a while! With a good planting of crocus now opening, a warm welcome back awaits newly emerged bees too. Today’s 1st 2013 Bumble bee was getting a tad messy as it dived in to feed on the Crocus pollen. Seeing it… Read More GBBD: Welcome back!
A snow covered garden for two weeks has brought some great garden watching as birds flocked in numbers to feeders. Fortunately Mrs Blackbird found nesting material under my hedge although I can’t imagine she really felt like making a nest in the cold days we have had here. Image above: Snowflake flowers, Coal Tit &… Read More … and along came a Pied Wagtail!
Today, the blog from SWT Reserve Loch of the Lowes shared the great news that the satellite tracking project for Ospreys here in Scotland was continuing into 2013! As I have followed the story of the Ospreys here on my blog, I’d like to help promote their appeal. Although the news is great – the… Read More Urgent Appeal: Osprey Satellite Tracking 2013
It might be assumed that by having an Allium flower for my profile picture throughout blogland, YouTube, garden, bird & wildlife forums that it would be my plant choice when joining other bloggers with some fun nominations ahead of this year’s RHS Chelsea Centenary Show’s picks for a ‘Plant of the Centenary’. Being honest, I… Read More My Plant of the Centenary