Growing Diamonds
Cool, it looks as though we have successfully cultivated diamonds in the garden – They are growing well at the moment. Trouble is, the bees are onto them already and have started mining them!
Author: Alan Cole
Atrocious Training
Well, that was exciting! Whatever happened to Spring? It’s horrendous out there and much more like winter. The air temperature has been around 4-5ºC all morning and according to the weather station in our garden the wind has been at around 40-50 knots all day so far. Needless to say it is pretty wild out...
What’s this Caterpillar?
Morgan and I found this caterpillar in the garden on Saturday. We’re not quite sure what it is though, possibly the caterpillar of a Grass Eggar Moth. Does anyone agree / disagree?
Purple Sprouting Greenery
It seems as though the garden is going through a green and purple phase today.
Toy Soldier
Morgan watching for potential invaders!
Camping and Cycling in Abergavenny
After an epic family weekend away camping at the CRC MTB Marathon in Marshbrook last year we thought we’d do it again this year. The CRC MTB Marathons and Road Sportives provide a really good atmosphere, loads of people all into bikes camping in a big field and then riding lots. It ends up like a mini-festival but everyone...
A Bed for Beans
Things are growing well in the garden. It’s been pretty cold so far this month, but the April showers have been working wonders and things are growing well. The cherry tree is just about coming into blossom, we’ve been feeding well on the purple sprouting brocolli, the chives are about to flower and elsewhere everything...
Reaching Breaking Point
Well, I hope this week of training has had some lasting benefit as it’s been quite a tough one. Within my periodisation I’m just coming to the end of a Strength and Endurance phase before staring on some more speed / race focused work. Within my 3-weekly, Medium, High, Recovery cycle it was a high...
Mountain Biking Morgan
It was the last day of the school holidays today – well, actually it was an inset day but Morgan is back to school tomorrow. As the sun was shining and Morgan was at home with me I took the day off work and we headed up to Pendam for some mountain biking action. Morgan...
