This morning started off frosty but now we have blue skies and sunshine. As I sat writing my last post (I’ve a lot of catch-up posts to do) the birds enjoyed a new seed mix that has insects. I caught I few shots through the window. Photographing the birds through the window is less than… Read More Getting outside
There really is a very warm and generous community out there in the blogging world that I have found myself in. I have met such a wide variety of people with interests very similar to my own. However, it has been the exchange of information and experience in gardening, birds and wildlife that has really… Read More Blog Awards
Valentines Day yesterday was not only about the hearts, flowers and romance. It also saw the start of National Nest Box Week here in the UK which I mentioned last week . As you can see below, romance is also a juicy caterpillar for the female blue tit as she keeps her young chicks warm… Read More Nest Box Challenge 2008
A post from me without some chat I should say is probably not likely! I have never taken part with ‘Wordless Wednesday’ where only photos are usually posted – which is a great idea by the way. However, last Friday Nan at Gardening Gone Wild posted on white in the garden just as I was… Read More Almost ‘Wordless Wednesday’
This last week has seen quite a variety of activity with the birds visiting my garden. Sorry, I don’t have any new photos to share. Last Thursday we had a new visitor to the garden. Spotted feeding on sunflower hearts, that drop from the feeders, was a Collared dove! How pretty it looked and quite… Read More Not always pretty
Gardening to me is quite a personal thing and no different really than how we decorate the inside of our houses. We all use similar plants in different ways and I have found it fantastic to be able to see gardens from around the world through garden blogs. I would like to thank you all… Read More The Floriade
NATIONAL NEST BOX WEEK February 14-21 National Nest Box Week was launched, in the UK, in 1997 on a very easy date to remember. It began on Valentine’s Day! It runs every year during the same week. Until last year, I will be honest and say I knew nothing about it! Last year was the… Read More National Nest Box Week
What gardener is not looking forward to spring and the garden kicking in to gear for the season? In a couple of months the cold dark days will be replaced by warmer brighter ones and we will all be pottering in our gardens once more. What nature lover is not looking forward to spring and… Read More Roses, flies and fledglings
Yesterday afternoon I spent an unexpected couple of hours at the Royal Botanical Garden, Edinburgh. I had the opportunity of a lift through and took it. My thoughts were that I could get garden images for this time of year – simple snapshots of this garden. However, I really didn’t expect the shots I did… Read More Botanical birds
It’s the first Friday of the month and perhaps this might be a good night to post on other gardens that I have visited over the years. Yes, this is my gardenwatch but undoubtedly each garden I have visited has left me with an idea or two that I have included in my own.A hot… Read More Great Dixter