{"id":26898,"date":"2018-07-09T23:57:43","date_gmt":"2018-07-09T22:57:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/?p=26898"},"modified":"2018-07-09T17:02:16","modified_gmt":"2018-07-09T16:02:16","slug":"summer-colours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/2018\/07\/summer-colours\/","title":{"rendered":"Summer Colours"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The sky is blue and the sun is shining once again. 22\u00baC at the moment and we must be getting used to this as it\u00a0doesn&#8217;t feel hot, just pleasantly warm. Unusually though there are some white fluffly clouds in the sky today.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_26899\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Blue-Sky.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26899\" class=\"size-large wp-image-26899\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Blue-Sky-720x720.jpg\" alt=\"Blue Sky\" width=\"720\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Blue-Sky-720x720.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Blue-Sky-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Blue-Sky-160x160.jpg 160w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Blue-Sky-320x320.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Blue-Sky.jpg 950w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-26899\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Blue Sky<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Things are looking OK in the garden with some nice bright colours despite the parched look of the &#8216;lawn&#8217;.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_26900\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Summer-Colours.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26900\" class=\"size-large wp-image-26900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Summer-Colours-720x397.jpg\" alt=\"Summer Colours\" width=\"720\" height=\"397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Summer-Colours-720x397.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Summer-Colours-200x110.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Summer-Colours.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-26900\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Summer Colours<\/p><\/div>\n<p>It&#8217;s quite a mixture of colours, admittedly mainly green but there are splashes of brightness here and there.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-26898 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Alium.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Alium-200x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Alium\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-26901\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Alium-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Alium-720x540.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Alium.jpg 950w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-26901'>\n\t\t\t\tAlium\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Cerise-Sweet-Peas.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Cerise-Sweet-Peas-200x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Cerise Sweet Peas\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-26902\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Cerise-Sweet-Peas-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Cerise-Sweet-Peas-720x540.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Cerise-Sweet-Peas.jpg 950w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-26902'>\n\t\t\t\tCerise Sweet Peas\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Day-Lilly.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Day-Lilly-200x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Day Lilly\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-26903\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Day-Lilly-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Day-Lilly-720x540.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Day-Lilly.jpg 950w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-26903'>\n\t\t\t\tDay Lilly\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Geraniums.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Geraniums-200x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Geraniums\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-26904\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Geraniums-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Geraniums-720x540.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Geraniums.jpg 950w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-26904'>\n\t\t\t\tGeraniums\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Golden-Poppies.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"81\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Golden-Poppies-200x81.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Golden Poppies\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-26905\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Golden-Poppies-200x81.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Golden-Poppies-720x291.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Golden-Poppies.jpg 950w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-26905'>\n\t\t\t\tGolden Poppies\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Magurites.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Magurites-200x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Magurites\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-26906\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Magurites-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Magurites-720x540.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Magurites.jpg 950w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-26906'>\n\t\t\t\tMagurites\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Orange-Nasturtiums.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Orange-Nasturtiums-200x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Orange Nasturtiums\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-26907\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Orange-Nasturtiums-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Orange-Nasturtiums-720x540.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Orange-Nasturtiums.jpg 950w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-26907'>\n\t\t\t\tOrange Nasturtiums\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Pink-Geraniums.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Pink-Geraniums-200x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Pink Geraniums\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-26908\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Pink-Geraniums-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Pink-Geraniums-720x540.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Pink-Geraniums.jpg 950w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-26908'>\n\t\t\t\tPink Geraniums\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Purple-Lobelias.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Purple-Lobelias-200x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Purple Lobelias\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-26909\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Purple-Lobelias-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Purple-Lobelias-720x540.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Purple-Lobelias.jpg 950w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-26909'>\n\t\t\t\tPurple Lobelias\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>The Veg border is doing well too with courgettes and sweetcorn on the way. We&#8217;ve had loads of rhubarb this year. Elsewhere in the garden are raspberries ripe for picking. Under the lean to the\u00a0tomatoes are on their way too.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-26898 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Corn.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Corn-200x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Corn\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-26910\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Corn-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Corn-720x540.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Corn.jpg 950w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-26910'>\n\t\t\t\tCorn\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Green-Courgettes.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Green-Courgettes-200x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Green Courgettes\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-26911\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Green-Courgettes-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Green-Courgettes-720x540.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Green-Courgettes.jpg 950w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-26911'>\n\t\t\t\tGreen Courgettes\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>On top of that we are once again Beekeepers.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_26912\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Bees.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26912\" class=\"size-large wp-image-26912\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Bees-720x540.jpg\" alt=\"Bees\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Bees-720x540.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Bees-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Bees.jpg 950w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-26912\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bees<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Thanks to a donation of unwanted bees from Ann we have a small colony at the bottom of the garden again. We&#8217;ve left them in the nuc box for a while but will soon transfer them into a proper hive. They have a queen that is a couple of years old and Ann\u00a0isn&#8217;t sure what they&#8217;ll do. They are only a small colony at the moment but if this weather keeps up they should have no excuses for not building up to become sizeable enough to get through the winter. We&#8217;ll see.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The sky is blue and the sun is shining once again. 22\u00baC at the moment and we must be getting used to this as it\u00a0doesn&#8217;t feel hot, just pleasantly warm. Unusually though there are some white fluffly clouds in the sky today. Things are looking OK in the garden with some nice bright colours despite&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1312,"featured_media":26905,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[672,94],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26898","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-beekeeping","category-gardening"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Summer Colours - A Simple Life of Luxury<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/2018\/07\/summer-colours\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Summer Colours - A Simple Life of Luxury\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The sky is blue and the sun is shining once again. 22\u00baC at the moment and we must be getting used to this as it\u00a0doesn&#8217;t feel hot, just pleasantly warm. 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