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Albino fish 27 Aug 2013 | 06:42 am
It was time to add a couple of new fish to the garden pond. We had sadly lost two of our Golden Orfe during one of the several hot periods of the Summer. The heat sucks out the oxygen and leaves the f...
Bee picture perfect 25 Aug 2013 | 01:04 pm
To view an insect, especially a bee, up closely is to see nature’s perfection. Here are some pictures showing a bee drinking some water .. Close-up of a beautiful lady Buckfast honey bee drinking wat...
Marigold madness cured by the full moon 25 Aug 2013 | 09:05 am
I have wanted marigolds in my garden for a very long time. I can’t remember how many packets of seeds I have purchased and all to no avail. Then I heard an ancient tale regarding the planting of the m...
The best flavoured potato in the world 23 Aug 2013 | 09:32 pm
Over the years I have noticed a definite decline in both the quality and the flavour of potatoes. I think I must have tried just about every variety of potato that is available in the High Street both...
Nature’s beautiful building blocks and why do we not try this style of creating dwellings 22 Aug 2013 | 07:10 pm
The more we look at what insects (or nature) offer the world with millions of years of knowledge behind their daily activities the more I wonder about the intelligence of man. Years of patient constru...
Taphrina deformans – red lumps on peach tree leaves 21 Aug 2013 | 02:10 am
I have two peach trees in my garden. One was a purchase, a present that was going to be an apricot tree. The other grew from out of the compost heap. Neither of these trees have yet produced any peach...
Death chair or death stool growing in the garden 20 Aug 2013 | 08:47 pm
These beautiful, fascinating and quick growing shapes have always been like magic shows in the natural world. Go to bed one evening and the ground is flat. Wake up in the morning and a fungus has push...
The Queen 20 Aug 2013 | 02:11 am
This was the very first time that I caught a glimpse of our very radiant Queen. It was the first inspection of the hive. This is our new hobby and we are learning as we go. Full inspections need to t...
My sweet cat is no more 17 Aug 2013 | 02:49 am
When I was a young girl, I never thought that I would ever either have a pet cat or indeed love a pet cat. I grew up in a hamlet or very small village and my only experience with cats at that time wer...
Poor plum pickings 14 Aug 2013 | 08:20 pm
The last two years have been good for beautiful billows of juicy plums. Masses and masses of both orchard fruits and wild ones. This year appears to be almost barren of these lovely sweet and juicy fr...
