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06 Apr 2009First cut of the year 1 Front gardenMy daughter and I (mostly my daughter) gave the front ‘lawn’ a mow this afternoon. It was quite a rough cut and will need going over again before too long, but at least it should be easier the second time!Partly Sunny 14°C / 57°F
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28 Feb 2009Tidying up - and first butterfly and honey bees of the year 1 2 Herb gardenCloudy 10°C / 50°F
My daughter and I have been having a good go at sprucing up the herb garden. We’ve been busy with shears, secateurs, loppers etc, trying to cut back all the old flower heads and general untidiness.
I kept getting distracted by the occasional insect, brought out by the warmer weather. The ...
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27 Feb 2009In bloom... and the ladybirds are active Crocus Blooming and Front gardenOvercast 8°C / 46°F
The crocus blooms are opening. They’re a bit choked by grass, but seem OK.
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21 Feb 2009Bullfinches in the herb garden! 2 1Overcast 9°C / 48°F
I couldn’t believe my eyes when I looked out of my bedroom window this morning and saw a pair of Bullfinches feeding on the buds of an ornamental prunus!
I have seen Bullfinches in the garden before, but not for a number of years. They’re now pretty uncommon birds and so I’m abs...
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30 Jan 2009More signs of spring... and why do I always seem to have the wrong lens on the camera? 1A lovely bright day. I went down to the bottom of the garden to check on the progress of the winter aconites and snowdrops, taking just my macro lens. Typically, this meant that there were plenty of opportunities to photograph birds… all out of range of this lens. A grey heron rose up from ...Sunny 2°C / 36°F
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30 Jan 2009Flowers opening Snowdrops Flowering and Woodland wildlife gardenSunny 2°C / 36°F
The buds are opening – not fully yet, but not far off.
This is a few days later than last year.
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30 Jan 2009Nearly in flower Winter aconite Budding and Woodland wildlife gardenLast weekend there was no sign of the winter aconites – but now they’re up and in bud. I’ll post a photo later if I remember.Sunny 2°C / 36°F
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24 Jan 2009Now in bud Snowdrops Budding and Woodland wildlife gardenWhen I was down the garden recording birds for the Big Garden Birdwatch, I checked on the snowdrops and found that they have started to bud. No photos because no camera on me.Overcast 7°C / 45°F
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24 Jan 2009Big Garden Birdwatch 2009 2I took part in the annual RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch this afternoon for an hour between 2.15 – 3.15. Usually the birds disappear during my chosen hour – and sure enough this time wasn’t very exciting at first….. but then some wonderful unusual visitors appeared! Blackbird ...Overcast 7°C / 45°F
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17 Jan 2009Ivy berries - tiny lidded pots! 1 1 Ivy and Front gardenSunny 7°C / 45°F
I’ve never really taken a good look at ivy berries before – but when I took some close-up photos of the ivy in my front garden hedge I noticed that they look like tiny lidded pots… complete with handles!
Buzz buzz buzz!
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