tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78701213852212183392024-03-13T04:06:15.259+00:00My GardenUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger386125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7870121385221218339.post-76179727495613802602012-07-18T11:05:00.000+01:002012-07-18T11:05:44.503+01:00Still Waiting for Summer<span style="background-color: white;">I'm</span> sorry it's been a long time since produced a post, I've been busy training for a charity Challenge that A friend and I are doing at the end of the month <a href="http://skylark-ma.co.uk/paddle-pedal-hobble/">http://skylark-ma.co.uk/paddle-pedal-hobble/</a> this is a link to the event there is also a link on the page to the charity I'm collecting for <a href="http://www.justgiving.com/alan-manouch">http://www.justgiving.com/alan-manouch</a> this charity did some mega things for Lou in her last year.<br />
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Well where is summer I think all the wildlife in the garden are asking the same question.<br />
Above is a picture of the green oak marker I had commissioned for Lou's grave looks brilliant.<br />
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The usual visitors have been about I've never seen the robin feeding like this before , well not in the garden The local squirrel have been having a field day with the bird food they've destroyed 2 feeders and seem to pinch all the food before the birds arrive but Lou loved and had names for them so why should I be <span style="background-color: white;">different</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;">Siskins have come back to the garden they haven't really been for about a year or since I stopped putting out Niger seeds perhaps they are not so fussy now but the picture looks like the Great Tit is telling him off.When I next post I should be back from my Challenge in one piece speak to you all then</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7870121385221218339.post-39329148212657521932012-05-31T22:12:00.000+01:002012-05-31T22:12:27.901+01:00Summers Finally arrived<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hi well its here summer that is and with the good weather we had some cheeky visitors , We have always had loads of Jays about the garden but one particular this year has no fear,Normally the Jays are very shy if Im in the kitchen window watching them and make the slightest movement there off not this one I can jump up and down shout and wave me arms he just ignores it .. a great photo opportunity we have also had our first Goldfinch for a while and the slugs are outUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7870121385221218339.post-78755610890761750082012-04-25T18:29:00.000+01:002012-04-25T18:35:11.512+01:00Waiting for WarmthWell almost out of April and it seems like winters still here, yesterday we had sleet and hailstones with Temperatures of 4c or 5c much the same today.<br />
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Despite all this cold weather things are stirring in the garden my Rhododendron is starting to flower if you remember its the cream one that suddenly change to pink after 11years of growing, the blueberry bushes are flowering with loads more flowers so may be a bumper crop this year. The bird's have been active especially the Blackbirds here's a shot of one with its beak full of peanuts and a little Dunnock grazing on the spilt food from the feedersUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7870121385221218339.post-16760169040654491842012-04-04T14:45:00.004+01:002012-04-04T15:18:40.891+01:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH1NQHdbBMets_I9EE1B-4kcN0uXw2pkZE_jCNAVG7GSRj9nQx9yq0eJ3lvZbZjMvrWHQ3vpi-piyTH1Qvxvyl1ckSbYLMRGpK8jkhQL94X0Kp6Uv7giuj7qxGwBrh2jJBD3vp1RQeX4tb/s1600/IMG_9572.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH1NQHdbBMets_I9EE1B-4kcN0uXw2pkZE_jCNAVG7GSRj9nQx9yq0eJ3lvZbZjMvrWHQ3vpi-piyTH1Qvxvyl1ckSbYLMRGpK8jkhQL94X0Kp6Uv7giuj7qxGwBrh2jJBD3vp1RQeX4tb/s400/IMG_9572.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727545625529469970"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO8On04DXnV-iDujEsO4vKJVqbjmomgVCLha1eyRdyq_ylF5_OVIOptOUrwqzdm2hRt2KbSNx4WAg-6cj7Hn4JY7qDT_JnCJoylwDfi8xk9JFZSyr_9QuV-qQZVUaPcSaK86-fQb4qJjr_/s1600/IMG_9568.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO8On04DXnV-iDujEsO4vKJVqbjmomgVCLha1eyRdyq_ylF5_OVIOptOUrwqzdm2hRt2KbSNx4WAg-6cj7Hn4JY7qDT_JnCJoylwDfi8xk9JFZSyr_9QuV-qQZVUaPcSaK86-fQb4qJjr_/s400/IMG_9568.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727545611627734146"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpnhArh6AllSzgUcZIwqffCUueIP-wZBnx3aZlLzkDCmpGtg48GqNFQ-88Hgt6f6gOGC_mktHyYvkWb1CQo_BBiuABf1ARwYKlY8elJ0O0yfe8vz32vhDTCWW2Jml5BIhr2YIw7ZhKDm5d/s1600/IMG_9515.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpnhArh6AllSzgUcZIwqffCUueIP-wZBnx3aZlLzkDCmpGtg48GqNFQ-88Hgt6f6gOGC_mktHyYvkWb1CQo_BBiuABf1ARwYKlY8elJ0O0yfe8vz32vhDTCWW2Jml5BIhr2YIw7ZhKDm5d/s400/IMG_9515.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727545600179328770"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGQ9EOdQ0wGfPv5zYMjkRSZP5d2k7PRxIlYH1l5BXScMzVDt5kShxRjUTEb4hTCYR7qCvdFt-DFGcqyB0C-IQuyxwbrFAe44OCiO5UWn0Qa2FJBgNkq3XD9Rp1XlRdMCpoMQm4uw4kiE_N/s1600/IMG_9550.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGQ9EOdQ0wGfPv5zYMjkRSZP5d2k7PRxIlYH1l5BXScMzVDt5kShxRjUTEb4hTCYR7qCvdFt-DFGcqyB0C-IQuyxwbrFAe44OCiO5UWn0Qa2FJBgNkq3XD9Rp1XlRdMCpoMQm4uw4kiE_N/s400/IMG_9550.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727544377278335970"></a><br />Hi there<br />Well last week I thought Summer had started early Today 4inches of snow that was a surprise its been a while since I posted and I didn't know if any one was looking any more as my counter at the bottom has stopped working any ideas how to start that working?? Lot of things happening in the garden we've had some squirrels don't ask me their names, also seemingly hundreds of Bluetits and Chaffinches maybe that's the sign of a mild winter that we have had.<br />I started work clearing up the garden getting it to look good for the summer but hopefully in the next few weeks it will look just how Lou liked it.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7870121385221218339.post-27620462711862744122012-02-09T17:52:00.008+00:002012-02-09T18:20:09.699+00:00An old visitor<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk6QW95RX2B7BhOXTPptbU2cVvk2fiM_9v8xM4s4TUkBnEnIjFcDxE5nnxYJHOuMofUdoBQ8STmmVBZ1CzLg1ZfbqwcpssK3-SldjhEiz4_DIv7V50bM2MdW4dHHCFeHol54JixRnE9-gy/s1600/IMG_9425.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk6QW95RX2B7BhOXTPptbU2cVvk2fiM_9v8xM4s4TUkBnEnIjFcDxE5nnxYJHOuMofUdoBQ8STmmVBZ1CzLg1ZfbqwcpssK3-SldjhEiz4_DIv7V50bM2MdW4dHHCFeHol54JixRnE9-gy/s400/IMG_9425.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5707201717148383602" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHP0T2hpPqndX2nMavZSsvUC8UQrpWZE3Un7fiJqkYOLFQ9-Jb-2CeGWU8sLcx2U_fOEUBMXUrs0LU2Dj1mH16HsbtDMYwDHGVm17e_sYP05z3IwWPsmT4G8gnn1ptXmQdg6P8c514VJmN/s1600/IMG_9421.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHP0T2hpPqndX2nMavZSsvUC8UQrpWZE3Un7fiJqkYOLFQ9-Jb-2CeGWU8sLcx2U_fOEUBMXUrs0LU2Dj1mH16HsbtDMYwDHGVm17e_sYP05z3IwWPsmT4G8gnn1ptXmQdg6P8c514VJmN/s400/IMG_9421.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5707201711235232114" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX-UGe4E8pmL6fzzv2Z9dHDrerosvBSJp7Iu0y61BqzompaW0OEUJSQFqwAsAgOWtOTydAE3l3wB8QrCXuKusa7VMPWcwdn5QHJvKUP-8zlhlJg4exYdca3QpV9cRy1JSxYv2R0VGxqFRl/s1600/IMG_9381.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX-UGe4E8pmL6fzzv2Z9dHDrerosvBSJp7Iu0y61BqzompaW0OEUJSQFqwAsAgOWtOTydAE3l3wB8QrCXuKusa7VMPWcwdn5QHJvKUP-8zlhlJg4exYdca3QpV9cRy1JSxYv2R0VGxqFRl/s400/IMG_9381.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5707200779661256498" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNNrYzMLMVIaoeiErDLFQhFMrjibvqIoSIkNBSaZq7sTApsSE9Tjt8jubsWODJv10nWAccF8xsPmeEOhnA4JxDC753zQbLzLkzAfuMfF07nBSrMS4XzxgwXvJH02Dmb0IlBxIT2wl2iej5/s1600/IMG_9465+-+Copy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNNrYzMLMVIaoeiErDLFQhFMrjibvqIoSIkNBSaZq7sTApsSE9Tjt8jubsWODJv10nWAccF8xsPmeEOhnA4JxDC753zQbLzLkzAfuMfF07nBSrMS4XzxgwXvJH02Dmb0IlBxIT2wl2iej5/s400/IMG_9465+-+Copy.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5707200765385994354" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixyoZnrFtk19xih7KeZbCCNJArCgtxDt5a9PYDbNqaV9gH1-_J1-20c_2xliJDlhAVu_NJvUqC2KP8IcJdkjEXz-lc9AcFd7EkxME4Fheoti_iYQVeFLaEe1wOVkBpTD4R6x_gnwMTBNFO/s1600/IMG_9456.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixyoZnrFtk19xih7KeZbCCNJArCgtxDt5a9PYDbNqaV9gH1-_J1-20c_2xliJDlhAVu_NJvUqC2KP8IcJdkjEXz-lc9AcFd7EkxME4Fheoti_iYQVeFLaEe1wOVkBpTD4R6x_gnwMTBNFO/s400/IMG_9456.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5707200750401946418" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzLSoq-ve6ak6-uXZVz80aYKkMyxra9HVU-NPXtBC9ncmoWslQxSOWqg5zZRDk5Vajmgde2p4zZjKZ-tykjNF4hOaUh-jRfBDll5m15DDKEj2AWUYQnuF8yT3sbZ24NzfnhZLl03OU1zFk/s1600/IMG_9451.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzLSoq-ve6ak6-uXZVz80aYKkMyxra9HVU-NPXtBC9ncmoWslQxSOWqg5zZRDk5Vajmgde2p4zZjKZ-tykjNF4hOaUh-jRfBDll5m15DDKEj2AWUYQnuF8yT3sbZ24NzfnhZLl03OU1zFk/s400/IMG_9451.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5707200742530333058" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtlo4BYExmIcbgiisWwgsmzUgszD6TCKLhRJTpvNZpzDKUqpO1eMpauApLkxHvw4vXHVCb9EwY0MecdC1WjWaN4vHBmLR-ELHKnAHUUb_rohOjEpfb-FUbtoRmpRABL9y4GNp0MeeGN9o4/s1600/IMG_9368.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtlo4BYExmIcbgiisWwgsmzUgszD6TCKLhRJTpvNZpzDKUqpO1eMpauApLkxHvw4vXHVCb9EwY0MecdC1WjWaN4vHBmLR-ELHKnAHUUb_rohOjEpfb-FUbtoRmpRABL9y4GNp0MeeGN9o4/s400/IMG_9368.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5707200734622426898" /></a><br />Well I open the curtains today and what did I spy a Squirrel, the first I've seen in the garden for ages Its properly one of those that Lou gave a name too like Bernie It doesn't look like Bernie the heads too brown, but if any of you out the recognise him let me know.<br />The Blackbirds were about all day 2 or 3 of them perhaps a family ? I'm adding a couple of pictures I took yesterday in the local woods it was very cold,an inspirational air about the place so I spent most of the day sat in the cold with a flask of coffee. It has warmed up a bit today so the frost and ice has gone now so back to normal mountain weather damp and wetUnknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7870121385221218339.post-53440921371565684132012-01-27T20:05:00.004+00:002012-01-27T20:37:30.951+00:00Wet and windy start<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxHG5SRT3-VedGGaLf7vL_cU6Cb18oL8TfTwADjapv8c2RFU9J84ZjJ6RMsz6w73YqJ5HR8GDJLx15bpf_sMWVbFceAlLV7N8X8pPHVezM8LhPtrMYCpfcXrKhsC_WX0xaeHPWPyN_3Jd2/s1600/IMG_9353.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxHG5SRT3-VedGGaLf7vL_cU6Cb18oL8TfTwADjapv8c2RFU9J84ZjJ6RMsz6w73YqJ5HR8GDJLx15bpf_sMWVbFceAlLV7N8X8pPHVezM8LhPtrMYCpfcXrKhsC_WX0xaeHPWPyN_3Jd2/s400/IMG_9353.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702413641240566466" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjo3gaJ8qIh-ySFh7vOyB0ht3-pdb3NKSVYswXYYn8VaDD70RbMP1oSUKTmee2IU2dqlrFhPDOauH76nnoUh4TuVdBDqKmbBQIBe4B7tiMceyYtb88HxiYl7C9H6vggB04UYLFU-fMWdO9/s1600/IMG_9196.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjo3gaJ8qIh-ySFh7vOyB0ht3-pdb3NKSVYswXYYn8VaDD70RbMP1oSUKTmee2IU2dqlrFhPDOauH76nnoUh4TuVdBDqKmbBQIBe4B7tiMceyYtb88HxiYl7C9H6vggB04UYLFU-fMWdO9/s400/IMG_9196.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702409371175359778" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGZEAG2GsTz_R8VxrIwVhJcGXqF3TUsgKFR2qdcEOHhyphenhyphen5KlX8PR_khlDQrFevlo5brnSwNShjJBMjlgpXwCfg4YfZV_40ddPKVemiV_qnFA95R6j-drkw8camcIaU2KoWJpwu6orC-3sVB/s1600/IMG_9315.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGZEAG2GsTz_R8VxrIwVhJcGXqF3TUsgKFR2qdcEOHhyphenhyphen5KlX8PR_khlDQrFevlo5brnSwNShjJBMjlgpXwCfg4YfZV_40ddPKVemiV_qnFA95R6j-drkw8camcIaU2KoWJpwu6orC-3sVB/s400/IMG_9315.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702409363988712642" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6ITcIWsO96HSeIzV71doJosYTsOgV_iZwaaM63qFYT6BwwqWV_o9PdmkoiweXBAw0WL725wVvpxu-vs4oosdTHJuHUqBI6Q4Ztmbne9HlyDoo4cFZ-m9LHmO3NjOo67K9mApdOujnTpEq/s1600/IMG_9336.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6ITcIWsO96HSeIzV71doJosYTsOgV_iZwaaM63qFYT6BwwqWV_o9PdmkoiweXBAw0WL725wVvpxu-vs4oosdTHJuHUqBI6Q4Ztmbne9HlyDoo4cFZ-m9LHmO3NjOo67K9mApdOujnTpEq/s400/IMG_9336.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702409344599847410" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxfXHCS2aSX64djtEYiYTcJkW8aTrEt61a-fi7RR8z08C_93Nou2qjvfk9qBpNHLve_8nU_2X1OBlARLwE0cMmbLZlBT5PbfkZnOW24u3hunUlEjplAgndoszidhaEqNGRMYT3J06ys-Aq/s1600/IMG_9348.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxfXHCS2aSX64djtEYiYTcJkW8aTrEt61a-fi7RR8z08C_93Nou2qjvfk9qBpNHLve_8nU_2X1OBlARLwE0cMmbLZlBT5PbfkZnOW24u3hunUlEjplAgndoszidhaEqNGRMYT3J06ys-Aq/s400/IMG_9348.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702409341122968434" /></a><br />Hello there, <br />Well the new years here and a month nearly gone, I know I said I would post more this year but so far I've been very busy at work and home doing..Not sure but seem to have run out of time anyway.<br />Its been very windy here in the mountains we've had gusts of 90 mph on several occasions and though it has calmed down a bit its still bad. Bad for all our feathered friends as well though they do well by me I cant remember so many birds feeding this time of year , it must be due to the very mild winter we have had so far, having said that they forecast wintry showers overnight here<br />I managed to get a few pictures of the regulars Including a couple of very shy Black birds whom I've been trying to photo for weeks got a couple of shots , not brilliant but they will do foe now.<br />Snowdrops are out and other plants are sprouting in my walks through the woods opposite I have notice a lot of flowering wild plants far more than usual, one benefit of the mild weather. I have regularly been down to See Lou in her forest and you know most times I go down its been sunny her spot in the woods is starting to grass over with the aid of some Mole Hill spoil I took over last year it seems to have worked Also I planted some Guelder Rose. Lou loved Ferns so she has a big Lady fern in a prime place , but her favourite was a Harts Tongue Fern so I scoured the woods and found a couple and transplanted them on her plot. I'm having a piece of oak cut from a fallen tree carved by a Friend for a sort of natural headstone it will read just as she wanted <span style="font-weight:bold;">Lucinda</span><br /> <span style="font-weight:bold;"> "Mrs Manouch"</span><br /> <span style="font-weight:bold;">1973-2010</span><br />She loved being a Mrs she always seem to be excited about being Mrs manouch we called each other like that a lot sweet eh<br />I'll take some pictures of it when its finished and in situUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7870121385221218339.post-90200291753892902452011-12-31T12:16:00.003+00:002011-12-31T12:28:03.140+00:00The last Post of 2011<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXnnXA4AjdkGDUpwIUrYKup0CVRrsC07PmaQVwdwqJ32DUzfxo_6iY-Lpcdk78H26LhyHu-ezkYyX9AgdoIFtxLh55KhPqb01IgdAg4_UQqRE6mbwieyI3PhnEUkFUqUeus46rqT84Cf31/s1600/IMG_9298.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXnnXA4AjdkGDUpwIUrYKup0CVRrsC07PmaQVwdwqJ32DUzfxo_6iY-Lpcdk78H26LhyHu-ezkYyX9AgdoIFtxLh55KhPqb01IgdAg4_UQqRE6mbwieyI3PhnEUkFUqUeus46rqT84Cf31/s400/IMG_9298.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692266968057374450" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6m3-ZivqzauFqJiwPsq5YBhxQww4g4-y16X1kjH4CEEHuFjCok19AeQG7CpJmDhqy3pppujhyoX2rdLTkwjarqJSCAU-5cHKllrOduBvY7Rl0sARKx6_mIJQGcbYzYOo3AAXbDbGnc4m-/s1600/IMG_9300.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6m3-ZivqzauFqJiwPsq5YBhxQww4g4-y16X1kjH4CEEHuFjCok19AeQG7CpJmDhqy3pppujhyoX2rdLTkwjarqJSCAU-5cHKllrOduBvY7Rl0sARKx6_mIJQGcbYzYOo3AAXbDbGnc4m-/s400/IMG_9300.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692266966562386754" /></a><br />Well it's been an age since I posted something on this blog but what with Xmas celebrations a busy time at work, the time has rushed by, as for wildlife in the garden most of the usual suspects have been about and this year we've had quite a lot of Starlings which I don't see much in the garden. We had a lot of visit from Coal tits in the last month, the weather has been very windy here in the mountains it seems it's been like it for months maybe that's what's keeping the birds away any way its a happy new year to all of you out there I promise I will find more time next year for more exciting postsUnknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7870121385221218339.post-79239955402499197412011-11-02T09:56:00.009+00:002011-11-23T18:35:09.105+00:00Very quite in the Garden<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho_CpgLmh9eTWTgsxS6prja79hUvFD-snX1JM_Z_drxyFNLiNGn3pl7ejtX4XA66VZ8YYvAK2oB0R0-XqKxlwxr7IoFCXsLORskSkwYrnqnLYfYQChZSmrS7R0wFihSyJ0sLv77vjoFXYS/s1600/IMG_9173.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho_CpgLmh9eTWTgsxS6prja79hUvFD-snX1JM_Z_drxyFNLiNGn3pl7ejtX4XA66VZ8YYvAK2oB0R0-XqKxlwxr7IoFCXsLORskSkwYrnqnLYfYQChZSmrS7R0wFihSyJ0sLv77vjoFXYS/s400/IMG_9173.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678260678365530418" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdOuYvBd87HMsr1hg27NDHRavUkE2WYi06Aec5k9oE7VU_fSDDHVhGTHYJJy13rHMow2uHOwEZ17rbLinuuwLIk-Oso1QvpLvd94W10hMKRTYlK2KGYl5Mhhc6ZyQMzOT_N3V8GG5DTGmF/s1600/IMG_9172.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdOuYvBd87HMsr1hg27NDHRavUkE2WYi06Aec5k9oE7VU_fSDDHVhGTHYJJy13rHMow2uHOwEZ17rbLinuuwLIk-Oso1QvpLvd94W10hMKRTYlK2KGYl5Mhhc6ZyQMzOT_N3V8GG5DTGmF/s400/IMG_9172.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5678259746480330882" /></a><br />Well its been a long time since i updated this blog, I've been on Holiday, been very busy at work and the weather has been foul not good for photos, So I thought it about time to do something as the sun is trying to shine today I've been trying to get good pictures but nothing seems to be happening the suns gone and its gone very dark and damp , so i went out to a local bird hide on the coast and bagged these two nice pictures, one of feeding Little Egrets and another of a Kingfisher, this was a favourite hide Lou used to go too not often Egrets and Kingfishers appeared at the same time<br />I'll turn my camera back into the garden tomorrow and see what we getUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7870121385221218339.post-85753283582323648452011-09-22T13:29:00.006+01:002011-09-22T21:52:11.594+01:00Long Winter on the way<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKluBAmvYZ5lC5aExv7EEiyOIxRlv_deFX2JtW4zxY-WKQVdSnthCBj4LSeUbnxRq1mWQBo4Bgtea_tCXDM9drZhUR1WqoQ5kIOT2fJaWkjPF9aixrsxNbCngQ6ylozHIkRCwMgKs9y1vC/s1600/IMG_9094.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy8cFzwzDZDGIN9axt39HbcWeadrAeltuRk2IYC5iNbYy0j16Jhi7QGnTB4szG9SHiLbnnvLO2QCGSURb_jBFYqRlXVw7pdTU-dR0Iy05WMUeNvnglMTwd8dJbWDlCRkne4BoRc6P8hd6H/s400/IMG_9097.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655289528822064434" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFv9IDxC2hxCd5ELeFRcbGk1YuYtj-9L8Eslay9-mou6wGDzkjzSi6TrACDWsSF9jRA9poOrVNQlnyLy-DGedKnmP_jRNpRK5ylPFc6ltqzzfvBM142kgycENw_QfORFF5VxDYiHZinI_h/s1600/IMG_9082.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFv9IDxC2hxCd5ELeFRcbGk1YuYtj-9L8Eslay9-mou6wGDzkjzSi6TrACDWsSF9jRA9poOrVNQlnyLy-DGedKnmP_jRNpRK5ylPFc6ltqzzfvBM142kgycENw_QfORFF5VxDYiHZinI_h/s400/IMG_9082.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655289524816278482" /></a><br />Hi there<br />Its been a while since I published a post,Ive been rather tied up with work,The anniversary of Lou's passing have all contributed to my lack of motivation , but i thought its time I snapped out of it and tried to find something to write about Today has been the driest day we had for about 5 weeks here in the mountains so i picked up he camera and took some pics the usual culprits were about Blue Tits, Great Tits, Sparrows and the Nuthatch and just as I as about to give up up pops the Spotted Woodpecker so altogether not a bad day, Lets hope we have a long expected Indian Summer you might get more postsUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7870121385221218339.post-28869441851926715522011-08-25T17:27:00.004+01:002011-08-25T17:36:07.802+01:00Summer what Summer?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimdVeBWKBK6vrqpdfDQlrfD3tHISsDxB7llEPt4nsJiuDnbLXZp6xCKoLF_wdRK_9p8YeMx64pNnmsJEF1SOdZQJrYR80BBOfaqcwxprX_ixG-MbXyBf_lCRF5d8jgLY47nNf2U_y4xIei/s1600/IMG_8946.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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<br />Well what a month this has been we have had such bad weather I've hardly been in the garden, as well as going away for a week, but I have managed to take a few pictures one visitor I haven't seen in the garden before and a bit rare here a woodland brown Butterfly ans also a hairy Caterpillar, a picture of one of Lou's favourite subjects A Fly yes she loved them especially Flesh Flies with there big feet but this Bluebottle will have to do also a picture I took a few weeks ago of a young Pied Wagtail lets hope we get a Indian Summer this year we deserve one.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7870121385221218339.post-76647862350922905062011-07-27T17:51:00.002+01:002011-07-27T18:08:11.542+01:00Glorious Summer<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT9-6l1CdkPie6NM4LxoVDFjuh06XJjwgJmVH9j4jj41ftNJ4ihiQVXJiTO73f29YfD36drVYFG9922NG7clFbYQV02G9yq338Osx8LoNaD1hjbkO6Tt_RA1JdWQfeiWNzU8d9qR5Xc3m_/s1600/IMG_0275.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT9-6l1CdkPie6NM4LxoVDFjuh06XJjwgJmVH9j4jj41ftNJ4ihiQVXJiTO73f29YfD36drVYFG9922NG7clFbYQV02G9yq338Osx8LoNaD1hjbkO6Tt_RA1JdWQfeiWNzU8d9qR5Xc3m_/s400/IMG_0275.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634079869516694978" /></a><br />Well it's well and truly summer here in the mountains one of the best July's we've had for many years Lots of birdes and insects about We had a visit from a blackbird family (could it be the No Tail family) I'm off down south for a few days I will do a fuller blog when i returnUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7870121385221218339.post-86495339317123788942011-07-06T10:36:00.004+01:002011-07-06T10:58:06.913+01:00Summer's here ?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilsVAlWWu7IXvCRpo6H319NMNEosYt_UBL_2NM5gd2VjuGBgkPYPVjzYF8k_zoNnPiZzPvgJiqIhINGIDe96_NcMqjCqnbvhBJmcAPgVvjezSvUBop7rFQbn5ZxpSGA6h5OljBDPgY6pBC/s1600/IMG_0221.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDhyEZ6zAVpJX_S2BkRsMYH03pZeq5em8R5UaYMJuJwMNxlsx31GgaPNVNrRYODubQ788SAvrvzNHR_csGgyFHs7wEVqS-Y9w1KtuSlKsvhfVHfxkqj2aiujYlk5uVNPSxPacQdp9eqQwI/s400/IMG_0226.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5626175952989399202" /></a><br />Well its been a while since my last post a busy time at work for me I'm afraid , anyway I went into the garden yesterday and took afew shots of te things growing at the moment.The bird life is a little quite at the moment though I did watch a BlueTit doin lots of trips from one of the gutters on the roof is it a nest or supply of food I supose it could be a second brood of chicks also i posted some pictures of the Blueberries (they are filling out )a nice shot of a Slow Worm we have lots in the garden ,I have to check the lawn every time I cut it(Lou's training lol) getting to a sad time for me as it would have been her birthday this friday but hey she'll never get any older thats how she thought she'd never get wrinkles she'd sayUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7870121385221218339.post-61027234008725805412011-06-09T17:25:00.008+01:002011-06-10T14:36:07.448+01:00A garden full of birds<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4qTj_esJ2EvHtokBBqIm1gS7VZiENz-Xp3J0RQOKiYAhdyPADNyDy9jiK23NcTOwyQAdzTemMSgIZPHJTvIzz-7L3xtqZT5CfBdHoN9ChxUT2oWgGxRXBOtfNr5fO8a4qiDYQdAEOsfx_/s1600/IMG_0091.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhopTGNRtXF-UCKzdAGo8X-L41oU9XknIVnW5fm3Ic2bty18N3YNjF9aVqxHkzyOBUeO6mJL8qgGkBTfkmIkmYhDCgCheM8WAR3jMtG_Pnobn8wbPyduoOWEdNcB_Z6vkUuxsOZdTbh7Oev/s400/IMG_0059.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616582453209137682" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9LGZju0LXslQvP7ja-NOAcZuzIAr6dH87x6doS1ezZyE9PQFaNLcSs9B9Y2KouubZ5olWweBTI9yiWtuTEAEXspMwv5Ig4p5av-EdgjwpqrKZK2xfniQVjmg2borgO6xWle3RuUDNiu94/s1600/IMG_0005.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9LGZju0LXslQvP7ja-NOAcZuzIAr6dH87x6doS1ezZyE9PQFaNLcSs9B9Y2KouubZ5olWweBTI9yiWtuTEAEXspMwv5Ig4p5av-EdgjwpqrKZK2xfniQVjmg2borgO6xWle3RuUDNiu94/s400/IMG_0005.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616582444053976130" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrXB7LJocvC5SEWe_f9mia2g7QUWD821RPTSXGwA6G1LphJYHToes4QqBsiJ8ShQeeEJd_e7nwwyny4vxvrOuJgqmnKz6otmbEGYjXtMpm-rZ2_j_K031gsfQnT234Gm8JK5Q_dqJ6JKIB/s1600/2011-06-02+20.28.47.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrXB7LJocvC5SEWe_f9mia2g7QUWD821RPTSXGwA6G1LphJYHToes4QqBsiJ8ShQeeEJd_e7nwwyny4vxvrOuJgqmnKz6otmbEGYjXtMpm-rZ2_j_K031gsfQnT234Gm8JK5Q_dqJ6JKIB/s400/2011-06-02+20.28.47.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616582436714291874" /></a><br />Well summers come back for a day or two, lots of activity Blue tit, Coal Tit and Great Tit young everywhere even the Woodpeckers and young Jays have been on the feeder today, Oh yes the Electricity pole has been replaced , so the woodpecker has a new perch ( mind you its probably covered with creosote)I have been sat here for a long time to get some pictures of the Redstart that i saw the other day, but maybe there are too many Sheep in the field close to were they feed also the garden is full of all sorts at the moment here's a few I'm off to Pembroke now for a few days hopefully I'll get more shots of the Jays and Woodpeckers when i returnUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7870121385221218339.post-77776550920547306962011-06-01T16:18:00.003+01:002011-06-01T16:26:37.513+01:00Hot News<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbFBptMhDUYqOQzYiuqy3uqR_9b8aj1imJhlK30s7zzT4b6CU-JffU1t7zX-VnXGd5SX0_FSrvdiVPIITxgXEqeAolLWdpLuZNrSwM3PT8zdVeKu518QjIhu1H0b75kZung8GLxI2mebLD/s1600/IMG_9976.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqS-1iiNCyDv0mHIINUNRr0vXUYmKIPZeoaYZrAdV838LZNUKUdvEmkfWWln4QuVVMNxJuBVh2-uTPCiDYIg7rA-bbPVxdc3EQRyTGY5Y0ptQDA3_gJmQ1RsDU_oz26A10g19tr9pErbcJ/s400/IMG_9960.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613272943934025202" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsvSpJ8CiB07zOhZ3g8_SQd6H5Lp9JFqo9FrsY9aa1-jGYL_WuJZnAte1bf9EmNM7p1FZJCOPiTFmZ1SHzjSEQJbYKJHukw6wO58XA2Xco25PfFmnAFJTDfyOSAIKriysfoSMpXfqKSWqq/s1600/IMG_9959.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsvSpJ8CiB07zOhZ3g8_SQd6H5Lp9JFqo9FrsY9aa1-jGYL_WuJZnAte1bf9EmNM7p1FZJCOPiTFmZ1SHzjSEQJbYKJHukw6wO58XA2Xco25PfFmnAFJTDfyOSAIKriysfoSMpXfqKSWqq/s400/IMG_9959.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613272940132707122" /></a><br />Just as I posted the last blog I went out with my camera and spotted a BlueTit going into until now unused nest box we put up 4or 5 years ago why it's never been used can only be because we have a cat house under the tree. The birds must have got used to the cat by now and is not seen as a threatUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7870121385221218339.post-21149960772169016152011-06-01T13:09:00.004+01:002011-06-01T13:18:58.841+01:00Woops! here are the missing Pictures<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Vzllvv8xFXqwFyZwW74XM37GlHEIAb1HoDfHwcCBqxvsMe_5Ke3tWgYo2oExCHK69ZDtupuqbaO_CAwUPi4tAC9uRMyickAhLoDWHAVw6_7EY7NfGQSzYsZfLJTX5_xmAiQ8A6XT_Y29/s1600/IMG_9867.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Vzllvv8xFXqwFyZwW74XM37GlHEIAb1HoDfHwcCBqxvsMe_5Ke3tWgYo2oExCHK69ZDtupuqbaO_CAwUPi4tAC9uRMyickAhLoDWHAVw6_7EY7NfGQSzYsZfLJTX5_xmAiQ8A6XT_Y29/s400/IMG_9867.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613224112112375842" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOKBqZDi8IQBnMg0FeEm3WlfZGd7QXAGJHKB0dR_pxATQ3gaTc64tm296TQSmsqGPl8byVTt0aQ_ru5Wblh95u93CrArq1MP3eBgU7WZ2vZiAA2upxik7IRSNZijFUiCnEbV2qQgKDyPbL/s1600/IMG_9909.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOKBqZDi8IQBnMg0FeEm3WlfZGd7QXAGJHKB0dR_pxATQ3gaTc64tm296TQSmsqGPl8byVTt0aQ_ru5Wblh95u93CrArq1MP3eBgU7WZ2vZiAA2upxik7IRSNZijFUiCnEbV2qQgKDyPbL/s400/IMG_9909.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613224104970947266" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtiDET7TelrUbbwxVNAENdlKU4q1EWpZvun9UNjZNNBQhyTZfaGTFrxODHnyyNUStVB8JKWEUj73mmHer_d4IbEelYJhgMXrxfG0am0BlpNnawXNCGbZSgAhVQDIacLVb5woo0Fnw7PEOL/s1600/IMG_9908.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtiDET7TelrUbbwxVNAENdlKU4q1EWpZvun9UNjZNNBQhyTZfaGTFrxODHnyyNUStVB8JKWEUj73mmHer_d4IbEelYJhgMXrxfG0am0BlpNnawXNCGbZSgAhVQDIacLVb5woo0Fnw7PEOL/s400/IMG_9908.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613224100654912738" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhueTs5kYmRT1uHIcZzU0LXrThuMSfGlKojgsp21FQwrLM2zXlqaP87yztIO24CPYiKyPvJgko-6baAypbiDx4itFjh6zx9Pc6sWUEJbeUWhW9MHCZoKXs4HZxopu3buk2G3fMlUJb22HY5/s1600/IMG_9893.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhueTs5kYmRT1uHIcZzU0LXrThuMSfGlKojgsp21FQwrLM2zXlqaP87yztIO24CPYiKyPvJgko-6baAypbiDx4itFjh6zx9Pc6sWUEJbeUWhW9MHCZoKXs4HZxopu3buk2G3fMlUJb22HY5/s400/IMG_9893.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613224096262915410" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi68Wlf7lwLe2WPVpDAaQmyuH4W0kOaGpFrLB0COTLvBHLGfF_ECLzFznJ7AUrmsZi-qigkwhdCSV5IvT0QWVd85FZLDU8k6Q11VNYMpP5XXLI0o3bv9VzHG1nTGPyXDUXiA9Dp93EiVrpA/s1600/IMG_9867.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi68Wlf7lwLe2WPVpDAaQmyuH4W0kOaGpFrLB0COTLvBHLGfF_ECLzFznJ7AUrmsZi-qigkwhdCSV5IvT0QWVd85FZLDU8k6Q11VNYMpP5XXLI0o3bv9VzHG1nTGPyXDUXiA9Dp93EiVrpA/s400/IMG_9867.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613224092995875634" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7870121385221218339.post-66933957705451577142011-06-01T12:46:00.006+01:002011-06-01T13:07:35.769+01:00Electric WooodpeckersWell its been a long time since I posted having said that the weather here in Snowdonia has been dreadful for the whole month of May ,we've had a bit of drama in next doors garden over the last couple of years Lou's has posted lots of pictures of Spotted Woodpeckers on the Electricity pole next door well, over time their pecking and hammering have caused serious damage to the pole and is so bad that now it has to be replaced! here's a pic of the culprit (not a good image but its all I could get).<br />Buttercups and all sorts of flowers are now blooming the grass is growing fast with all this rain plus loads of Bee's and Bug's every where I don't have the time to find their names but I'm sure most of you out there do. Finally i've added a picture of "Lou's steps" which she wanted put in last year, I remember telling her it would ruin the lawn... I think I was wrong?Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7870121385221218339.post-10928060345206875142011-05-12T15:00:00.000+01:002011-05-13T21:27:59.679+01:00Busy Times<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLjOdSgCaYOk6pC9xADyyluZw_-txmg1jgI24-MIsusqddznAaI5yTwjBh99Jv2WetSTLC3gozPRVJTcfYJF5-C7ROvAyAKOu9khyphenhyphenMFX2h8lxfqZnVMRQvK81-8IG9sNMEyHgLiMH30m8O/s1600/IMG_9839.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLjOdSgCaYOk6pC9xADyyluZw_-txmg1jgI24-MIsusqddznAaI5yTwjBh99Jv2WetSTLC3gozPRVJTcfYJF5-C7ROvAyAKOu9khyphenhyphenMFX2h8lxfqZnVMRQvK81-8IG9sNMEyHgLiMH30m8O/s400/IMG_9839.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605858925220025954" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkDx0kE58eLm4KaWRtcVg-YAbubVAs7EtpC_bkKt0V4NnEchtNamYT2L05wFG2dvBTj9Cg660scmPAoS-wKSJRbw_dnB8vfnp-UvWEXPrm02-3MS24MXLnM-x8R0-ea35OnRVxze6dlhgj/s1600/IMG_9843.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkDx0kE58eLm4KaWRtcVg-YAbubVAs7EtpC_bkKt0V4NnEchtNamYT2L05wFG2dvBTj9Cg660scmPAoS-wKSJRbw_dnB8vfnp-UvWEXPrm02-3MS24MXLnM-x8R0-ea35OnRVxze6dlhgj/s400/IMG_9843.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605858921815758226" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5Dh37iaIjyky1RYm05V3IBWRD3cOPcaIINCsHAHzJCpA_4Rs7j39KLyZ-UolKrlKuftw5nqDnhn1h6wbSDt7DrgH28eM0H4tIBlBvjFv3cQJ1fRNaomYynSDwEF05gELrEc8aPRUL6HAO/s1600/IMG_9857.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5Dh37iaIjyky1RYm05V3IBWRD3cOPcaIINCsHAHzJCpA_4Rs7j39KLyZ-UolKrlKuftw5nqDnhn1h6wbSDt7DrgH28eM0H4tIBlBvjFv3cQJ1fRNaomYynSDwEF05gELrEc8aPRUL6HAO/s400/IMG_9857.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605858906098859778" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcIBrydbvH8hGUKKcxPlMGPU8w1v6KbBgYtdEyw2GlD7C1msYCZGtYGIhphk2Hr6sfJ_LCzcOHTIfLIE0S7yU5iOGUrDSsUjQjR8dNDRlzVDqC_lS3X6n3I7czrz5ec0iUv_TjgXvw6e7c/s1600/IMG_9854.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcIBrydbvH8hGUKKcxPlMGPU8w1v6KbBgYtdEyw2GlD7C1msYCZGtYGIhphk2Hr6sfJ_LCzcOHTIfLIE0S7yU5iOGUrDSsUjQjR8dNDRlzVDqC_lS3X6n3I7czrz5ec0iUv_TjgXvw6e7c/s400/IMG_9854.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605858900647267138" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFW52Zks47wZ93gGoFxGrwVTwq608ULdq2Q4LP5HRO_eCjILxIuTvsLdC4TzpEtrIbymAtU9P33VY9lK39-zcJmd-KW-l7YB28939eznEkawC26B4u_DN1xiSgMXBv6GvrmVaE5hwU1MH1/s1600/IMG_9833.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFW52Zks47wZ93gGoFxGrwVTwq608ULdq2Q4LP5HRO_eCjILxIuTvsLdC4TzpEtrIbymAtU9P33VY9lK39-zcJmd-KW-l7YB28939eznEkawC26B4u_DN1xiSgMXBv6GvrmVaE5hwU1MH1/s400/IMG_9833.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605855428245809874" /></a><br />Well it's been a busy month I'm sorry i haven't posted for a while, only time just flies by. There's been lots of action in the garden however i don't have the time and patience that Lou had so I cant seem to get those magic shots ( or it shows how good she was)The blueberry plants are looking good this year we only had a couple of fruit last year, the bluebells are out quite late this year, lots of fly activity on the buttercup flowers whats going on here? Here's a big black slug he looks fit and ready to eat anything that I plant and a picture of Lou's Steps that we put in last year (she always wanted steps), just right for somewhere to sit on a long summers day. and finaly here's some lambs with mum, Lou's loved watching the lambs dancing around in the field.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7870121385221218339.post-29043763790469383962011-04-14T16:40:00.004+01:002011-04-14T19:20:58.939+01:00It must be Spring!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxRNC4KvEhjMPJJK7J1CFqdO_l9nSj-wsQro9vvGUfTZDytWp5EdxdY_9ah87TfMnRKcyUJdNONljZ-0sbzYsdzxjV2TfAkTO_28lF6M-QbsvA6w-Um8lJVBfDixgRhuibUbe_CgQ22zlY/s1600/IMG_9666.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxRNC4KvEhjMPJJK7J1CFqdO_l9nSj-wsQro9vvGUfTZDytWp5EdxdY_9ah87TfMnRKcyUJdNONljZ-0sbzYsdzxjV2TfAkTO_28lF6M-QbsvA6w-Um8lJVBfDixgRhuibUbe_CgQ22zlY/s400/IMG_9666.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595505627431373666" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2sGi4VOr3K6lcQh4qogmFnvd7yB5fOEWO3rxP0zXzlSTkg5zKC-Jj49iK8ToGHH8FZXlPbIdHs5-VtsmewAfSwBZ7tLmqPaZPygNFJ1nPfQgm9v3FyKhu6_OiiDN_aHVpjMDUvWfeHwAA/s1600/IMG_9745.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2sGi4VOr3K6lcQh4qogmFnvd7yB5fOEWO3rxP0zXzlSTkg5zKC-Jj49iK8ToGHH8FZXlPbIdHs5-VtsmewAfSwBZ7tLmqPaZPygNFJ1nPfQgm9v3FyKhu6_OiiDN_aHVpjMDUvWfeHwAA/s400/IMG_9745.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595505618808499890" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzBgf7ZK1wk8VLZcYAblw5aRFrNf29zUfvYzoa3Yx254qh-lbz3GWqqnafO-zIIapi_3r27-DdqBrqbXvZoZEIO0syQ9Yi0w4AVwAeLJ59spxfaFynJkUSiYYznbewzPpOP4nu-HEeXeMq/s1600/IMG_9667.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzBgf7ZK1wk8VLZcYAblw5aRFrNf29zUfvYzoa3Yx254qh-lbz3GWqqnafO-zIIapi_3r27-DdqBrqbXvZoZEIO0syQ9Yi0w4AVwAeLJ59spxfaFynJkUSiYYznbewzPpOP4nu-HEeXeMq/s400/IMG_9667.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595505609846289922" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxQwN__B2sPDFgesaNs1c0xvXUfyKI3r_d5BZBZFj3mEjMsdNyJGdq99QZTblmHXSz5EpH192B30riyUtAJX-f5uNzA_bxftpnc6bjGyokjw8zFSDmxbM5A-a_ubbHeFJmOhoBsW1-E0qr/s1600/IMG_9695.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxQwN__B2sPDFgesaNs1c0xvXUfyKI3r_d5BZBZFj3mEjMsdNyJGdq99QZTblmHXSz5EpH192B30riyUtAJX-f5uNzA_bxftpnc6bjGyokjw8zFSDmxbM5A-a_ubbHeFJmOhoBsW1-E0qr/s400/IMG_9695.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595505598837026546" /></a><br />Spring must be here lambs in the field opposite , flowers blooming and the Goldfinches have come back to the garden along with Siskins and all the Tits.Strange things though Lou and I bought a Cream Rhododendron? 12 years ago which only started flowering a couple of years ago mainly due to the fact we kept on moving it around, any way this year its bloomed PINK hows that? seems to have reverted to the common colours we get in Wales How bizarre, We had a warm weekend now gone back to winter quite cold not very conducive to getting the garden ready I suppose I shall have to start getting all the pots and boxes ready for some fruit and veg growing.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7870121385221218339.post-32696340485243588092011-03-31T12:10:00.008+01:002011-03-31T12:45:54.765+01:00The garden is flowering<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1WsUoJCIfiE1YetbiPcjJq87ofTaW-D3me9c552JU4hP_CLsp5ixHz97UftlXoGuVZebr1F6RLvGcY5K1-lqsgxf_gI38uN5KYM38MN1JcjidbbC-pGNveG3GU96zVmePpeonVvoPPneW/s1600/IMG_9654.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1WsUoJCIfiE1YetbiPcjJq87ofTaW-D3me9c552JU4hP_CLsp5ixHz97UftlXoGuVZebr1F6RLvGcY5K1-lqsgxf_gI38uN5KYM38MN1JcjidbbC-pGNveG3GU96zVmePpeonVvoPPneW/s400/IMG_9654.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590207868370030514" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBQ4rlETtLDh4UIWoYTo83PYUEcDRnnCGCNtG2MKWGMojdmA_xEmM7DmNZB01pDbyUZSIWTCA9rAb2wIcJZ_zNHtrYpw3TstWOv1kSUpR4Fgg3GepQUQjTP7wzCFr4auB-A8B5sEPF5Izw/s1600/IMG_9641.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBQ4rlETtLDh4UIWoYTo83PYUEcDRnnCGCNtG2MKWGMojdmA_xEmM7DmNZB01pDbyUZSIWTCA9rAb2wIcJZ_zNHtrYpw3TstWOv1kSUpR4Fgg3GepQUQjTP7wzCFr4auB-A8B5sEPF5Izw/s400/IMG_9641.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590202565584413730" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIeAl0fyIIc0slcF_yNiLEAgFV-DLPwQGTz5i_N1sOOYpRbRaJKK7N2-nqT9-FwIZSStOlNtYRboO_Ve9-ERcZF8_N4wcjmZrKb483ro-6w4BNWquiKqQMVxTB1_W8XKT2QdGlIrCD0jJ6/s1600/IMG_9639.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIeAl0fyIIc0slcF_yNiLEAgFV-DLPwQGTz5i_N1sOOYpRbRaJKK7N2-nqT9-FwIZSStOlNtYRboO_Ve9-ERcZF8_N4wcjmZrKb483ro-6w4BNWquiKqQMVxTB1_W8XKT2QdGlIrCD0jJ6/s400/IMG_9639.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590202555042068466" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd8ZPv85u-p3ly0Z-3d1HJD-kC6ml1KX_dkr0GJ24zEyGIkrdC0vdvBze8UgOzyq9teYv6-bejQFYv0-WJCqWNPbDY9EXOkPZDZaWvCA6Xym6SS6PGoQGq7phyphenhypheny4xmOcnZzPGFxuCrhAro/s1600/IMG_9632.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd8ZPv85u-p3ly0Z-3d1HJD-kC6ml1KX_dkr0GJ24zEyGIkrdC0vdvBze8UgOzyq9teYv6-bejQFYv0-WJCqWNPbDY9EXOkPZDZaWvCA6Xym6SS6PGoQGq7phyphenhypheny4xmOcnZzPGFxuCrhAro/s400/IMG_9632.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590202554712127410" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiskvXsDs6ilLKbTojZ7pUbAj6Qf4rMqP6TEMHxf9T7KrrNlxdqXGaJlsI5ibLduST93VvLI0LFtaIpSul0fKX7KapnuIYTgm2zaZK7VSZ9x04YE3l4FObYds7_xGrFERugJJpKgLAYeZq9/s1600/IMG_9616.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiskvXsDs6ilLKbTojZ7pUbAj6Qf4rMqP6TEMHxf9T7KrrNlxdqXGaJlsI5ibLduST93VvLI0LFtaIpSul0fKX7KapnuIYTgm2zaZK7VSZ9x04YE3l4FObYds7_xGrFERugJJpKgLAYeZq9/s400/IMG_9616.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590202547501594402" /></a><br />hi there, well the warmer weather seems to have arrived with the longer evenings. There are lots of plants flowering in the garden Daffodils in full bloom and the currant bushes starting to have leaves and flowers. The woodpecker came back and I caught a picture of him on the stone urn(not a brill photo but least i caught him).I had the chance with the dry weather to give Lou's Summer house a lick of paint and next week maybe the first Mow of the season then the garden will start to get its looks back, a Robin just popped in to say hello as the evenings get longer I will be able to do this blog more justice as I can have more time to capture more of the wildlife that visits usUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7870121385221218339.post-42084813218270607282011-03-17T15:30:00.004+00:002011-03-17T15:34:50.165+00:00Woodpeckers arrive<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNvf9XICurZPpMXbWnEEFgbNjNP7_jOrOugcl7i0M_6BBlfmHSKnvvHkV_DZMGKXhV5anDTNwpZEbp3GTbhPeZnlC7G3D-svWRLKFKykHIUnY6M9fT-wjIsD1R5ChN8ExJgMO7CjtO6iug/s1600/IMG_9627.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNvf9XICurZPpMXbWnEEFgbNjNP7_jOrOugcl7i0M_6BBlfmHSKnvvHkV_DZMGKXhV5anDTNwpZEbp3GTbhPeZnlC7G3D-svWRLKFKykHIUnY6M9fT-wjIsD1R5ChN8ExJgMO7CjtO6iug/s400/IMG_9627.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585072390296550834" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-EzgiRYR7xGNUk2NRVJSvECmdc1yVErMtCRVJgRql5VHC7Z3WGgjuGVcx_T2PmCdqja7v7ckjLCDXuKTdJSSxfI1F6ElTwUBLaMqqQfvjq3_pBDRPzWey8gmdUaSJzRaTVGvgJIOiH562/s1600/IMG_9630.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-EzgiRYR7xGNUk2NRVJSvECmdc1yVErMtCRVJgRql5VHC7Z3WGgjuGVcx_T2PmCdqja7v7ckjLCDXuKTdJSSxfI1F6ElTwUBLaMqqQfvjq3_pBDRPzWey8gmdUaSJzRaTVGvgJIOiH562/s400/IMG_9630.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585072384504028370" /></a><br />Hey Its not often you get 2 posts in one day bur a Woodpecker suddenly turned up again and i had the camera handy so here's a couple of pixUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7870121385221218339.post-35256027862783451042011-03-17T09:24:00.006+00:002011-03-17T12:08:32.775+00:00Long days on there way<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD8nu0cqgRXKObFBCMdcbs4aA4iNQtLBha05MeTya2YRybe_RtoOXDXTLDDUFMsmWeALohYQSlneyy8F3ZO5m8Cf5evVn7vSWtTSM97__6OMwq9pra-9H7KJB48fImtUIv2rRyttlqRBo6/s1600/IMG_9605.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD8nu0cqgRXKObFBCMdcbs4aA4iNQtLBha05MeTya2YRybe_RtoOXDXTLDDUFMsmWeALohYQSlneyy8F3ZO5m8Cf5evVn7vSWtTSM97__6OMwq9pra-9H7KJB48fImtUIv2rRyttlqRBo6/s400/IMG_9605.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585019414626102882" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJvsWRZX7Ibg0GHA2h-rhR0KpxlJeLl5smQ7vlyrQ8rX7ugYOwRx7LWp8B0PYmxB5Doa00XRZfIJWFI85fqrcE1KGGP7OhyVWoXsIA9Y7Fp38GU-0HMroncua_yYGblAnH-l8rj57HWCTw/s1600/IMG_9590.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJvsWRZX7Ibg0GHA2h-rhR0KpxlJeLl5smQ7vlyrQ8rX7ugYOwRx7LWp8B0PYmxB5Doa00XRZfIJWFI85fqrcE1KGGP7OhyVWoXsIA9Y7Fp38GU-0HMroncua_yYGblAnH-l8rj57HWCTw/s400/IMG_9590.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585019413676035458" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyzUAoMsIHjIsMdQvfzGDQz44pZV4nYUKWgprp359H0rEEUYebTeahm565K6Hw-nQmrGKE4dpqhLrMVOkUSFC167R_KEvTV1hQcDc9WAk3Ak22g__mwe9VzoutGHPUoyzjyCJY6ZMCXzqC/s1600/IMG_9609.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyzUAoMsIHjIsMdQvfzGDQz44pZV4nYUKWgprp359H0rEEUYebTeahm565K6Hw-nQmrGKE4dpqhLrMVOkUSFC167R_KEvTV1hQcDc9WAk3Ak22g__mwe9VzoutGHPUoyzjyCJY6ZMCXzqC/s400/IMG_9609.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585019409418956674" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF_3g819b_WxD1lE_-c5grtGRGl7hLou9v5vZk2X1SWpKZn-rHOYPiAxlr89pyV0aG7FNqS0q0od3kDGt_5In8JNFp8H8KZkKocEIuKN7Irj-SqStHHDdALOZyMF7fU-bwVGC5F5bAS67x/s1600/IMG_9603.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF_3g819b_WxD1lE_-c5grtGRGl7hLou9v5vZk2X1SWpKZn-rHOYPiAxlr89pyV0aG7FNqS0q0od3kDGt_5In8JNFp8H8KZkKocEIuKN7Irj-SqStHHDdALOZyMF7fU-bwVGC5F5bAS67x/s400/IMG_9603.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585019403287953026" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_NaT__luXI0WkeFmJvFjrBXItBlpmJJxOzzEkZo3K5Bl-FNiXZEUMD3xVDbDjX0Duk9udqrcHQvpN9hfeVQ7tVFZMxnolV8xOzA52KkNH9VZuR67DguO3tSVUq-ezxuh9CcyE7z2XjnJX/s1600/IMG_9564.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_NaT__luXI0WkeFmJvFjrBXItBlpmJJxOzzEkZo3K5Bl-FNiXZEUMD3xVDbDjX0Duk9udqrcHQvpN9hfeVQ7tVFZMxnolV8xOzA52KkNH9VZuR67DguO3tSVUq-ezxuh9CcyE7z2XjnJX/s400/IMG_9564.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585019398871696338" /></a><br />This is a great time of year in the garden , lots of plants and flowers starting to sprout, just at the moment we have loads if Siskins on the feeders and I've just missed the first Woodpecker of the year taking peanuts from an old stone urn(Lou wouldn't have missed it i can almost here her cursing me) This was one of Lou's favourite times of year long days starting in a couple of weeks I even saw some new born Lambs yesterday whilst on a bike ride Lou loved the expectancy of there arrival and always got excited.<br />I know my posts are intermittent but with the onset of the longer evenings i shall more time to spend in the gardenUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7870121385221218339.post-64132130679134649352011-02-21T22:22:00.006+00:002011-02-21T22:46:45.966+00:00Rising from the ground<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicMn8dHEIOFlETqopxzFcscSBq22w_2Y3JmfKHgohfcHIFg3xm9YWc2-YgoS5lXmTIq-yexfjbpKMyV1ragwca4XD6h28BQEPlflXGPRM6copZugnnayRYD8AnXvcz4aBnteMb4InAI9kZ/s1600/IMG_9390.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicMn8dHEIOFlETqopxzFcscSBq22w_2Y3JmfKHgohfcHIFg3xm9YWc2-YgoS5lXmTIq-yexfjbpKMyV1ragwca4XD6h28BQEPlflXGPRM6copZugnnayRYD8AnXvcz4aBnteMb4InAI9kZ/s400/IMG_9390.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576276920832815426" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5I0Vqv4ocfMqXBPrsqFBjIvdhKu91uSM2y5ucvwnv4T-B8iUionDi8td7Hk9Qsd64ohPFgUwJrzYVvfjo4d5BevUior04s_LDDwNqBSi325zLwlCCjoSUqH9a3wutuxSfPU6XwNRpugSv/s1600/IMG_9426.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5I0Vqv4ocfMqXBPrsqFBjIvdhKu91uSM2y5ucvwnv4T-B8iUionDi8td7Hk9Qsd64ohPFgUwJrzYVvfjo4d5BevUior04s_LDDwNqBSi325zLwlCCjoSUqH9a3wutuxSfPU6XwNRpugSv/s400/IMG_9426.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576276913909031954" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUFdM7qmB85NCo_lEyqsRpEr76hir23BQoBRn8Rx-tuYTw994o5cMt77e7YQI40b7AKbfyPxAwgesp3KNINnvBBYArakzog3v6w_vEGuTJ_csWgEy_qdILPBAj1E_txhkoYnNXw2jTi6Vv/s1600/IMG_9425.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUFdM7qmB85NCo_lEyqsRpEr76hir23BQoBRn8Rx-tuYTw994o5cMt77e7YQI40b7AKbfyPxAwgesp3KNINnvBBYArakzog3v6w_vEGuTJ_csWgEy_qdILPBAj1E_txhkoYnNXw2jTi6Vv/s400/IMG_9425.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576276913543421986" /></a><br />Things have started to happen in the garden this week all the Snow drops are out now and he doffodils are starting to shoot up I took some pictures this evening yes after work! (days are getting longer springs around the corner)I,m really looking forward to a couple of dry days so that I can tidy the garden a little and get it back into some sort of shape. Here,s a picture of Lou,s standing stone I,m in a bit of a quandary I may need your help When i first dug this Stone out of the ground Lou said it would make a great headstone for her grave, then when I put it up on the little hill she loved that too , so here,s my problem I agree with her as a headstone fantastic and as a feature in the garden also great so come on all out there help me decide Lou trusted your comments and so do IUnknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7870121385221218339.post-43554315704543621492011-02-10T19:49:00.006+00:002011-02-10T20:05:23.225+00:00The day of the Siskin<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbDNOwRfKmOKqcUddCDfpDwFTdLKNN6j23PgYoXKoRYX4XxGGAJB-fcPJu2m2tNyVDsF28GzovreqwNJ8kJdU6Y9GZ05nlnn4q3UNkZbUHyvzDZGD3vW5T7lNLONW67IPJwCLyS1iVvUPo/s1600/IMG_9231.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbDNOwRfKmOKqcUddCDfpDwFTdLKNN6j23PgYoXKoRYX4XxGGAJB-fcPJu2m2tNyVDsF28GzovreqwNJ8kJdU6Y9GZ05nlnn4q3UNkZbUHyvzDZGD3vW5T7lNLONW67IPJwCLyS1iVvUPo/s400/IMG_9231.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572154247801175010" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXfyWTw1xFM88LP05gLrB4rXdKy1wHb5HxzLqZSdqwIUAZ-6K6vlGGcZwlJmLqclgK362IIPbr0r7EbTjrJQHVqA7wRwa3GSlgVhyphenhyphenCQ7RkEdE13qt8xoXRGyqiJuDw_S7u37B9UfGo8jEN/s1600/IMG_9316.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXfyWTw1xFM88LP05gLrB4rXdKy1wHb5HxzLqZSdqwIUAZ-6K6vlGGcZwlJmLqclgK362IIPbr0r7EbTjrJQHVqA7wRwa3GSlgVhyphenhyphenCQ7RkEdE13qt8xoXRGyqiJuDw_S7u37B9UfGo8jEN/s400/IMG_9316.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572153012156545234" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1uMnquUNSTl3HQ07CxblEfuXwmGa14pSZkVvPKKJ-P4IK22BHkBYee8IUtrYUcnO2XeYIp4R3j3QQZ8jpp0hKrytlploOewS5tOHiL9M8Ymv36mjQQfyOAhG-CX5jPccJTcI1NJQoodBF/s1600/IMG_9359.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1uMnquUNSTl3HQ07CxblEfuXwmGa14pSZkVvPKKJ-P4IK22BHkBYee8IUtrYUcnO2XeYIp4R3j3QQZ8jpp0hKrytlploOewS5tOHiL9M8Ymv36mjQQfyOAhG-CX5jPccJTcI1NJQoodBF/s400/IMG_9359.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572153010452645970" /></a><br />Well I'm back from sunny warm Tenerife, back to a storm beaten garden and lots of rain, however tday its been quite settled and a flock? of Siskins decended on the garden. I took loads of photos of them grazing only to realise ( after theyed left i had the camera set wrong (I can here Lou groaning) so they were all blurred, i did manage a couple of shots of them on the feeder and caught this Coal tit on a bush. Everything is starting to sprout all over the place now so there are some exciting times ahead I cant wait. Oh I forgot to mention this female blackbird giving me the eye when i was in the kitchenUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7870121385221218339.post-32572591108919968832011-01-25T22:15:00.004+00:002011-01-25T22:33:33.694+00:00First signs of Life<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht2S82PKwxVTvK1yhQPTQQ1hYtvTOe2_jJyhibPuwQR8pxo8X_Ai8TKDKboqQAM6NmHf4oR7VunQ9298aGIdFgHKOMH68A8Uc0rIaUcM2YQHcm_K2v7_4xsE1vpryozchYqNwha50afVTq/s1600/IMG_9304.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht2S82PKwxVTvK1yhQPTQQ1hYtvTOe2_jJyhibPuwQR8pxo8X_Ai8TKDKboqQAM6NmHf4oR7VunQ9298aGIdFgHKOMH68A8Uc0rIaUcM2YQHcm_K2v7_4xsE1vpryozchYqNwha50afVTq/s400/IMG_9304.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566255103998206754" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5wkthD3L-N5CObvouERPY-Uol1Txch3Rx7FYWyZxnNUbzbs9VnnAledMEFOnQlN6STBCDRAZbh_zMngA8nZMlLl0VaO3xYVoDJsCes-0ST7tQQS5hdYSQ40OKlQjEcPYLJtrZK8D4yTGx/s1600/IMG_9305.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5wkthD3L-N5CObvouERPY-Uol1Txch3Rx7FYWyZxnNUbzbs9VnnAledMEFOnQlN6STBCDRAZbh_zMngA8nZMlLl0VaO3xYVoDJsCes-0ST7tQQS5hdYSQ40OKlQjEcPYLJtrZK8D4yTGx/s400/IMG_9305.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566253249917332770" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSX3PBaCSJOuWBk_ESP4ig3BrWaeFwLmz2ZSaWooOYlLr94rza_BjMji4fA5eagmeZKbFlIeh6LQOX-pfqmHXE8edNjlJgEes6sycnybFu6hGz2xUskKCf0lgqlQ44-D-eM2Gj5ABan6Wa/s1600/IMG_9303.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSX3PBaCSJOuWBk_ESP4ig3BrWaeFwLmz2ZSaWooOYlLr94rza_BjMji4fA5eagmeZKbFlIeh6LQOX-pfqmHXE8edNjlJgEes6sycnybFu6hGz2xUskKCf0lgqlQ44-D-eM2Gj5ABan6Wa/s400/IMG_9303.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566253243391533442" /></a><br />Just a short post before I head of to Tenerife to visit Lou's mum Sandra who like the Swallow migrates to the sun every winter.<br />Well winters is still with us heavy frosts now followed by normal North wales weather of horizontal rain,a few days ago when we had a hard frost I took a couple of pictures of grazing Chaffinches and a bonus of some plant life just starting to emerge from the earth first signs of new life this year roll on SpringUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7870121385221218339.post-11315541503450041932011-01-13T13:09:00.001+00:002011-01-13T18:33:09.956+00:00Wet and Windy back to normal<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8NTo1hZrbFMQjv-nGOq6yTMTj0mRE6oe7yf_kA5suU5iUzun-Nz7daX5S6zn0SgyyG_nGVglkSiWRn-UcuMDo2yqir__c_TT4a2nx91RvHcRWzytWzT8fWyWzbo3IXUNyN-EL_rXY2QQo/s1600/IMG_9289.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8NTo1hZrbFMQjv-nGOq6yTMTj0mRE6oe7yf_kA5suU5iUzun-Nz7daX5S6zn0SgyyG_nGVglkSiWRn-UcuMDo2yqir__c_TT4a2nx91RvHcRWzytWzT8fWyWzbo3IXUNyN-EL_rXY2QQo/s400/IMG_9289.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561740172398947650" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiBWw3NGQbT7vZJi1p1D1Ol7CYiph84EBo08AUWQXq_JaYUI6GpcUUzt7x0ogrGQ-3xWCqTypxkWEEogYdzKnLiw0V2XawL5OU4GuYDIo5SZnmpgKVWp3OCz8ruTp7Q0XtpwFp2iv68mn_/s1600/IMG_9228.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiBWw3NGQbT7vZJi1p1D1Ol7CYiph84EBo08AUWQXq_JaYUI6GpcUUzt7x0ogrGQ-3xWCqTypxkWEEogYdzKnLiw0V2XawL5OU4GuYDIo5SZnmpgKVWp3OCz8ruTp7Q0XtpwFp2iv68mn_/s400/IMG_9228.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561740166544861106" /></a><br />Well the snows have finally gone and we have returned to our normal winter weather very wet and very windy.<br />The garden is a mess after the snow so i cant wit till we get some dry weather to tidy, mind you it hasn't stop the birds we have had the usual suspects plus the first visit for a while by two Jays and by the way they behaved they must be a couple of last years chicks as they did not appear as nervous as normal as the generations go by they are getting more and more bold not flying off when i was moving around in there sight. Also we had a visit from a cute little Coal Tit Lou's cousin Lisa took this pictureUnknownnoreply@blogger.com1