Tales from a down-shifted family
- Making the most of modest means
It was a busy night for the moth trap last night. The temperature still dropped to 8ºC though which was lower than I was expecting so it wasn’t a record night as far as number were concerned. There were a few new species for the garden list though and the Dark Arches are on the...
I don’t know if its just the fact that I’m looking more this year or if there really is more wildlife in the garden, but here’s a caterpillar of a Yellow Tail moth that I’ve just spotted.
The weather has been great for the garden so far this year. A lack of wind has given everything a much needed boost and as long as I remember to water the new plants all is growing well. The Irises are now fading, as are the Forget-me-Nots and Foxgloves, but many other things are in...
Morgan and I have just finished doing our RSPB Make Your Nature Count survey. We spent an enjoyable hour sat there watching the garden and chatting about the birds that we saw. It’s easy to do as all you have to do is record the highest number of each species you see at any one...
The RSPB Make Your Nature Count Survey starts tomorrow. It is very similar to the Big Garden Birdwatch held earlier in the year. Basically you have to spend one hour counting and noting the birds that come into your garden. The only difference is it is held in June not January and they are also...
Following on from the early spring garden flowers which were mainly yellow – Daffodils, Marsh Marigold, Celandine and of course dandelions, the garden turned a shade of blue in May with Bluebells, Forget-me-Nots and Periwinkles and now the garden seems to be moving into a purple mood with Irises, Geraniums, Lilacs and others.
I’ve just had a stroll around the garden. Everything is coming along nicely and there are quite a few new flowers out today as well, so I took some snaps of them with my little compact camera.
Things are coming on well in the garden. The spring flowers are still out but are fading. The Marsh Marigolds have almost finished, the Bluebells will soon follow them. The Forget-me-Nots are still in full bloom though and providing a lovely haze of blue around the garden.. Everything else seems to be doing well though...
The other day I was having a discussion with Morgan (who is 5) about the number of species of plants and animals that live in our garden. Ever since he has been going on to me to write a list of every plant and animal that I can think of that we’ve seen in the...
We have thousands of caterpillars here again this year. We had quite a few last year on one of the willows at the bottom of the garden, but this year we have several collections of them on both willow and hawthorn. The build a little nest of silk and feed on these plants. As a...
Fitness / Technology / Triathlon
Fixing the Altimeter on my Garmin Forerunner 910XT
Monday, March 17th, 2014
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