Friends on Friday

A few photos I forgot to post yesterday...

Queen Victoria cruising by.

There were at least two of these that did a fly by.

We don't get sunsets here as we are facing the wrong way, but there was a definite glow over the sea last night.  Quite a contrast to tonight where I can't see the sea, as the clouds and sea mist has come rolling in with the wind.

You could even see the moon last night before it was dark.

This morning, a big bonfire was lit down the road - yup, on one of hottest days of the year - it was still smoking at 2 pm when I walked past.

This evening, I could STILL smell smoke in the air.  You have to wonder sometimes about the thought process some people go through when they light a fire on one of the hottest days of the year first thing in the morning... or perhaps there is no thought process at all, which is probably more likely.

Anyway it was a lovely day, albeit a bit smokey at times so I had to have the doors and windows closed for a few hours, but once it had cleared a bit I spent some time trying to see if I could see any fish.  No luck.

One of my lovely lilies.

The Gunnera plant.

A young damselfly nymph I think this is.

The sunflowers my neighbour gave me yesterday.

It was very hot walking to the Ventnor Gardens this afternoon where I was going to meet up with a friend who has recently moved to the island.

It was a  very hot walk.  The walk back was much more pleasant as a slight breeze was starting to build up so it was a lot cooler.

Sunning himself 

His little eyes are closed.

Gorgeous flowers.

We had a lovely couple of hours wandering around the garden and catching up with each other's news.

She used to live too far away for us to meet up much before, so it is nice to have her living much closer and we are planning to meet up again next week which will be lovely.

Managed to capture a lizard on film, which is not always easy.

We have some at our place, but I only see fleeting glimpses of them.

Total walked today: 4.5 miles.

Total walked this month...114.7 miles, so I think I have done pretty well indeed, and it has been fun to see if I could achieve my goal of 100 miles this month.  Especially when I look back to this time last year and remember how ill I was, and the fact I'd had the first of my A & E admissions. 

Hope you all have a lovely weekend.

Terrific Tuesday

I had an industrious morning in the garden, although I suspect I will have to have a day off gardening tomorrow, as I may have over done it!

I started clearing this area beside the shed some weeks ago, but only got as far as the shed floor level.

I filled up a wheelbarrow load with soil that had been on top of these slabs.  I then filled up some holes in the garden with the soil.

Looks so much better now.

Eventually I may get some nice pots to put along here.

The green bin was full, but I managed to get into it and trample it down to fit yet another load of weeds into it.

The tomato plants are starting to flower.

A few pictures from around the garden.

Roses.

This one smelt gorgeous!

This one was too high up to smell, but looked fabulous against the blue sky.

Raspberries from the garden.

I went for an evening walk.

A wild iris.

The sea looked lovely this evening.

A cruise ship.

Fishermen.

Seven Spot Ladybird.

Echium growing on the top of a rocky point.

Fantastic view from up here!

Didn't you know ships go up hill?!

More views from the top of the rocky point.

Back through a field with cows and their calves.

This little one was very inquisitive.

I think today was the hottest it has been.  My thermometer was reading 27.1 degrees celcius in the shade!