The swallows are lining up on the telephone wires on a daily basis now - lots of swooping - it looks like they're playing , or maybe training up the new generation . . .
Wednesday, 9 September 2009
Friday, 4 September 2009
Jammy
A rather dismal bank holiday weekend - managed to catch up with some household tasks though - including turning the two tubs of blackcurrants in the freezer into jam, and producing another load of tomato sauce:
Saturday, 29 August 2009
Tuesday, 25 August 2009
Posts that Didn't Happen 1: July by the Lake
Time to play catch-up with some posts that didn't quite make it.
Had a few days away in July in the Lakes, meeting up with old friends, and buying lots of walking kit. Even managed a couple of walks - including the circuit round Derwentwater - although maybe it was a bit hot that day for some people:
Saturday, 15 August 2009
June / July Weather Summary
Not been the best of bloggers recently, including a lack of weather updates.
Herewith therefore the weather for June and July - only no weather station data because it doesn't seem to have recorded anything other than the first 4 days of June (having rediscovered the lost data for the end of May as well - couldn't be bothered to reblog that though!). Maybe the data for the rest of June, July and August will reappear in due course . . . I can but hope!
JUNE (pretty good on the whole):
JULY (not quite so good, and missing a few days when we were out of town . . .) :
Thursday, 13 August 2009
Elephant Tomato and the Lone Blueberry
One of our first tomatoes - in our fine tradition of deformed produce. We've had a few more tomatoes since, all much more normal looking.
The Lone Blueberry is an even more tragic tale . . . We had (at one point) lots of lovely ripening blueberries - then, one day, they were gone, except for the Lone Blueberry sitting on a strawberry leaf. No idea what got them, as far as we can see the fruit cage is intact - our only thought is that some clever bird / squirrel squeezed itself under the flap of netting at the top, ate the lot, and squeezed its way back out again.
Ah well, you live and learn . . . next year we tie down all the netting round the top and keep our fingers crossed!
The Lone Blueberry is an even more tragic tale . . . We had (at one point) lots of lovely ripening blueberries - then, one day, they were gone, except for the Lone Blueberry sitting on a strawberry leaf. No idea what got them, as far as we can see the fruit cage is intact - our only thought is that some clever bird / squirrel squeezed itself under the flap of netting at the top, ate the lot, and squeezed its way back out again. Ah well, you live and learn . . . next year we tie down all the netting round the top and keep our fingers crossed!
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