Over the weekend we spotted a grey squirrel in the garden. Seen on occasions tentative, followed by a quick leap towards something, followed by a run around everywhere this squirrel was not dissimilar to how I’ve been. Before I give a brief update there, I’d first like to extend huge thanks again to everyone who… Read More One picture tells all…
After considerable blog chat, comments and email exchanges perhaps it’s time I revealed a little about the person behind shirls gardenwatch. However, first, I have to say a HUGE THANK-YOU to everyone that has visited and commented for another year. I have really appreciated it especially when there are so many blogs to follow now.… Read More Blogaversary, gosh… 4 today!
I hope I don’t jinx their stay by saying that! Especially as I am now trying to tempt them from the large mature trees they are preening and sunning themselves on to come down into my garden. I most likely have no chance in doing so but as you might expect, I’m giving it my… Read More Waxwings still here 🙂
Garden birds were featured on this week’s BBC2 Autumnwatch programme. Regular blog visitors would be quite correct in thinking I found this a particularly interesting episode. Quick update: If a search for Waxwing sightings has brought you here perhaps the lists and links via my next post may interest you. You’ll find brief Waxwing videos… Read More Current garden birds and Waxwing sightings
… The Meikleour Beech Hedge in Perthshire. Blog posts from around the world are celebrating the magnificent colours and beauty of Autumn just now. My planned contribution today was to be for Wordless Wednesday. Then, considering there were tall stories to tell, I changed my mind 😉 Clicking on the image above will enlarge it.… Read More Autumn, the best time to see…
…the mice will play. Since taking down my bird feeders last week after the finch disease Trichomonosis was spotted in my garden, bird numbers of visiting birds are dropping rapidly. I expected that. However, being a mostly nocturnal animal I did not expect to see how comfortable the little wood mouse below has been out… Read More While the birds are away…
Gosh… is it that time already? Don’t worry I won’t bore regular visitors with another blog post on how I have just protected my Gunnera plant for the winter. Suffice to say it was done yesterday after predictions of frost and low temps overnight. We switched of the water supply to our outside tap then… Read More Time to wrap up
I hope you’ll enjoy the twist here (with a little help from James Brown). I’m looking at a positive way to spread bad news today… Trichomonosis. I’d like to suggest you listen to the video but scroll down and read my little ditty below at the same time. Video from YouTube see here. I FEEL… Read More Seeing the good in the bad
Are you a Fuchsia fan? Do you like to share plants and cuttings? As Autumn winds and cooler temps hit my part of the UK, Autumn scenes bring vibrant colour to the landscape. As I look out my window tree branches are becoming barer by the hour. In our gardens Fuchsias are also well known… Read More Fuchsia alert amidst Autumn scenes
I don’t need to. I turn on my tap and have safe, clean drinking water. My tiny plot has enough rainfall for my plants, visiting birds and wildlife too. We do see some dry spells here but at the worst… I get yellowish looking grass. Over the winter months I don’t have the luxury of… Read More In search of water