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Dear Lucy and Alan

Our thoughts and prayers are with you both.

Love and Best Wishes

Michelle xx Carys xx Carol xx

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Anonymous said...
Thinking of you both, Andy Mac x
24 August 2010 12:56

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Dear Lucinda,
I have got back from an extremely wet Isle of Mull - survived 2 weeks in a tent! Just looked at your blog and am really concerned to read how you are going through a sticky patch. I just wanted to let you know that me and my family are all thinking of you and rooting for you. You are such an inspiration to many people and as you know have quite radically changed my life's direction by inspiring me in my book writing - you will most certainly be number one in my list of acknowledgements!
I really do hope you can start to feel better soon.
Best wishes,
Sue Appleby.

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Anonymous said...
I have really enjoyed reading this blog - fingers crossed that Lucinda can weather the current storm and keep on with the good work.Thinking of you guys and hoping for the best.XXX
21 August 2010 23:29

Anonymous said...
I was recommended to come here by several of my friends, what a wonderful blog Lucinda, I adore your pictures, you have a wonderful selection of wildlife..I love bird watching and have severel come at my garden....Thank you for you wonderful blogg.thinking of you...Alison...S.Wales.
22 August 2010 21:58

Anonymous said...
Thinking of you all through the testing times!Nick x
22 August 2010 23:12

Anonymous said...
This blog has long been an inspiration to me, Lucinda's knowledge and beautiful pictures always make a fantastic read.All the best to her and hoping for a quick recovery!xxx
23 August 2010 12:26

Your kind messages: Just seen the latest post on Lucinda's blog. Just wanted to pass on my best wishes for an improvement in Lucinda's health & say what a talented lady she is & how her blog is an inspiration to all. Truely wonderful. Found it via the Springwatch/autumnwatch messageboards & I will be thinking of her. Kind regards Rensterdenster from SW messageboards xxx

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POST: From Alan

I'm afraid to say Lucinda's has become very weak during these past few days and is unable to post. I will update the site with more news if things get worse but I'll pray for a miracle and hope she is back with us posting herself very soon.

Village Show

I can't believe its a week since I last posted, time seems to be rushing by so quick yet I'm not getting anything done. Today is the day of our big Horticultural Show. I have been hankering a little pipe dream of entering this year, with my Carrots, Tomatos, Peas and Potatoes. However, its 6.30am and I haven't even started digging anything up and I know nothing about how to enter veg in a competition. Do you cut the stalks, trim the leaves, polish the pods? So I think for once I'll have to just dream a little longer. I've been so tired last few days that I've been reliant on other people to take photo's for me, mainly my mum and Alan and I am so grateful. Its amazing how much can change in the garden in just one week. We've had Visits from Squirrels (I think this is Squizz). The Woodpeckers have been here a lot even in the horrid rain we've had and to our delight the Greenfinches returned although but for a day. The sunflowers are my pride and joy right now although I have to admit, about 6 feet shorter than I what I had visualised when planting. I'm not 100% sure but I think and I may have said this before, we have a piar of juvenile RedStarts using our front field to hunt. The tail flick is there the red markings are starting to look right, could be another one for the garden tick list very shortly.

Heating Goes On

Its been a grey and drizzly day here in Capel Curig today, even turned on the central heating. Wildlife wise not much to report except for my mum spotting this spotted moth land on her arm as we were walking in the garden. I've never seen anything quite like it really. The umbrellica plants are covered in an assortment of flies and beetles, the sheer numbers of them are quite scary. OH Oh great news, after 7 attempts of growing a cucumber this year I now have one with three yellow flowers on. It hasn't a single leave, something earlier ate that but there are definitely 3 flowers so all is not lost. And finally I spotted with Grasshopper on the steps at the top of the garden.

Spiders Nest

My mum came over today so we had a great look around the garden. The most creepy find was this spider on my Pepper Plant. We noticed the leaves were getting eaten but no snails about but my very brave mother folded the leaves back gently and we finally discovered this female spider. In her arms she was rolling up a huge nursery of baby spiders. I had the decision on weather to leave them and say good by to my one and only pepper plant or should I get rid of them. I decided to pull the leaf off and place it in the wild bit of the garden where they should survive. The wild bit in the garden is full of Raspberries my poor mum slipped on an ants nest whilst trying to reach the juiciest fruits for me. Luckily she didn't get bitten. My Lavender is in flower now, I cant resist running my hands through every time I pass the bushes. My Sunflowers are doing well. My Tallest one has about 10 heads on it and the shorter one which is just about to flower is 10 inches shorter. They must have been different plants as I got them from my bird food mix. Talking of food mixes, my dried Scotch Broth mix peas are doing really really well. I had to laugh at Cheeky the Stray today. He managed to sneak himself into the spare bedroom then got locked in. First we new about it was when I looked up and spotted him on the window sill.

Orange Day

My tomatos are all turning red now and are looking perfect for picking. The Nasturtiums (ok spelt it wrong) are perfect for picking too. This weird white slug was heading its way towards my Carrots but ended up in the nearby field instead.

20,000 hits

20,000 hits, what more can I say except THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH. I know posting has been a little periodical recently but I do appreciate all your patience. THANK YOU EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU

Jays, Jays, Jays

Jays, Jays , Jays everywhere today. I could hear them from my bed all day. Alan managed to take lots of photo's of them for me for my blog. I could hear the Jay chicks fighting over the food and the parents trying to keep some sort of decorum. Every now and again a little blue tit would brave the mayhem and dash off with a peanut.

Bonking Beetles

Lots of insects about today. Its certainly Soldier Beetle Bonking time of year, they are at it everywhere, all over my garden. Alan took this nice photo of Nuthatch for me today, I think he may have taken this one of a fly on a thistle too although it could possibly be down to my mums handiwork. My mum DID take this photo of a facinating green insect. Such an amazing shape.

Fledgelings

It's rained and rained here today but it didn't stop the pair of Spotted Flycatchers play and feed at front of the house all day (no photo's) . I can't believe my birdcounter is now 54 just in my one little garden, thanks to them. There are lots of baby Jays about right now, fantastic to watch. There's a newly fledged pied wagtail here too at the moment. Oh we're finding some whole Cherry's too now on the lawn.

Circles of life

My mum visited today and as she was digging in my compost she found these eggs just under the soil. New life about to hatch. Which was made more poignant as we'd just found the remains of what looks like a Sparrow Hawks kill on the lawn.

Sun came out

The sun came out today so I went out into the front garden and made the most of it. My Scotch broth died peas mix are growing amazingly and I can see in the sun light the peas just about to grow inside. I even managed to get a bowl full of Salad leaves, mange tout and strawberries for dinner this evening. I wonder how long till the Carrots, Beetroots and Tomatos will be ready. My Nutstursians (ok spelt it wrong) that I planted from seed are now in flower. We had to move the sunflowers as they are growing so big now. Tallest one is now 25 inches. We've tied it up against the wall and discovered it has another 6 flower heads on it. So now I have a whopping decision, do I cope the heads off and leave just one to grow really tall or leave them to bush out? Decisions decisions. In the back garden we have Hair Bells appearing in the wild bit, which is lovely. I spotted a new bird on the fence, quite a way away but is was a Spotted Flycatcher , thanks to Kathryn for the ID.

Telling them apart

If you didn't know much about birds it wouldn't be hard not to know both these little fellows were the same bird let alone the same species. This poor one has just started his annual moult after feeding his babies none stop for the past few months. He also got completely drenched and water logged so was sheltering in the cycle shed until he dried off a bit. We did finally get some sun shine as you can see this pair of Siskins enjoying. Are those Niger seeds sprouting in the feeder? Looks like it from here.

Another Baby

Now this is a curious one. For weeks I've believed I only had one Robin chick this year and I've watched him daily on the feeder. Today Alan took a photo of him with his new red chest plumage just appearing which made me feel almost proud. It's like, buying new school uniform time packing their lunch box and sending them off on their first adventure. This was all amazing until this afternoon and I spotted this little fellow on my feeder, without the newly emerging red breast feathers! So all this time I have two Robin chicks without ever knowing it.

Bathing by Solar Light

Sadly no time for bird watching today in the garden but I did spot this Snail, does that count? Alan did put up a new Bird Bath with solar light I got for my birthday today. Not sure who's going to be bathing in there at night but it will be fun to see if anyone does. Today was a good day though as I ate my very first home grown Blue Berry and it was gorgeous. Can't wait to feast on them and the Raspberries over the next few weeks. I noticed the rope on my Hammock has all degraded, good job no one tried to sit on it recently. Not much in the way of wildlife photographs today but here's a nice hairy backed fly for you.