Inachis io enjoying our buddleia.
Category: Garden
Weeds of the Day: buttercups and daisies
A cloudy and rainy day marks 12 years of Admins1+2
Admin2 is reading Radio Free Albemuth by Philip K Dick. We watched Super 8 and started watching Case Histories.
Weather of the Day: Plenty of sunshine
13.39kWh…and the first of the summer poppies.
Admin2 is reading Still Here by Linda Grant.
Fun, Gus?
Unidentified tree ornament. Update: apparently it’s a Jew’s ear.
Admin1 is watching Doctor Who. Admin2 is reading A Spot of Bother by Mark Haddon.
Flowers in the Rain
Looking better at last
Admin1 is reading Where the Shadows Lie by Michael Ridpath. Admin2 is reading River of Smoke by Amitav Ghosh (third subcontinental book in a row)
Weather of the Day: Rain
Lady’s mantle
Admin1 is reading Feet of Clay by Terry Pratchett. Admin2 is reading Bitter Sweets by Roopa Farooki
Flower of the Day: Tulip porn
A couple of days of mild weather and they’re all coming out…
Flower of the Day: Tulip
Tulip blooming at last.
Admin1 is reading Nightwatch by Terry Pratchett. Admin2 is reading Blind Fury by Lynda La Plante
The garden after all that sun
Compare with the same scene from last year. We blame the chilly March.
Admin2 is reading Pigeon English by Stephen Kelman.
Flower of the Day: Daffodil
Spring arrives at last.
Weather of the Day: Signs of Spring
Rhubarbaby
Admin1 is reading The Tommyknockers by Stephen King. Admin2 is reading The Coroner by MR Hall
Critter of the Day: Squirrel
A spring-like day brought three squirrels out, chasing each other in the trees.
Critter of the Day: Plume moth
Check out the smiling cat ornament on its shoulders
Flowers of the day
Oregano
Montbretia
Plant of the Day: Passion Flower
Flower of the Day: Poppy
Weather of the Day: Sunshine
Flower of the Day: fancypants frilly tulips
The garden after all that rain
Weather of the Day: Rain, very unsettled
Weather of the Day: Snow
Hard to believe that a week ago we had daytime temperatures of over 25 degrees, and that three days ago the solar panels served up over 8 kilowatts…
Suburban foxes…
…sunning themselves in the nextdoor back garden, 15 August 2010.
