Pinning down the Greenhouse

After the high winds in February we had to replace a lot of the glass in one of our greenhouses - and we ordered some polycarbonate panels for this purpose.


Unfortunately windy weather in the last couple of days, had dislodged the polycarbonate (ended up chasing them round the garden and even into the field next door!).

Martin came up with a solution in the end - fixing some old metal bars over the panels to hold them in place - hopefully that's done the job!

Down Came The Rain!

Phenomenal rain storm today - less than half an hour in duration, but so much water . . .

Dramatic stuff!

Floored!

Waved goodbye to the builders today - floor done, lights up - and furniture finally back in its place.

Still a lot of tidying up to do, but we're getting there - of course we're also really pleased with the floor too!

Already thinking about the next job mind you . . .

Pile of Piglets

Off to Aberaeron / Llanerchaeron today to enjoy the summer sunshine. Some good wildlife:

Ducks in a row . . .

. . . Apoidea wars . . .

. . . and perhaps not strictly wildlife, but an adorable pile of piglets!

Lakeside

Couple of days in the Lake District this weekend, catching up with old schoolfriends.

First stop Sizergh Castle in the (very hot) sunshine - the gardens were looking lovely - before moving on to Milnthorpe to meet up with everybody.

Barbecue on the beach at Silverdale that evening - good to catch up with folk, and in such a lovely location.  All those years living in the Lakes and I never made it to this bit of coast!

 
Great sunset too:

Next day, sun still shining (although not quite as hot) and we headed for Windermere and a visit to Wray Castle.

Although it's been National Trust since 1929 they've only just opened it to the public.  Lovely building, in a fantastic setting, although it doesn't have quite as much 'history' as most NT properties.



Had a bit of a walk and a picnic by the lake as well, before returning to Milnthorpe for a very nice dinner in a local restaurant, and to toast our hosts' 20th Wedding Anniversary (how the time flies).

A good weekend.

Winging It . .

The latest from Bird-Cam . . .

 

Or is that Butterfly-Cam?

Bunny On The Drive

Aww . . .