This is the area I needed to tackle... moving the coal bunker, wood and carpet.
I also needed to dig out another bit of carpet in front of the tree.
Getting there...
Carpet moved as well as the wood and bin - hidden behind the tall ornamental grass and fruit tree until such time we can take it to a dump.
Ground dug over - still got to dig up the carpet to the right.
From the other side. This new patch is 5 foot wide by 12 foot long, so all in all I now have a 10 x 12 vegetable patch up here.
It took me a while.
Carpet stacked up - I can't believe they just dumped all this at the top of the garden!
I spy a beautiful butterfly.
Bluebells, although not the native kind.
Bumble bee
After my morning tea, and then again after lunch I did battle with the stinging nettles.
I forgot to take a photo of the pile I have dug and pulled up.
My arms are suffering for it! Still prickling now several hours later.
Another ladybird on a nettle leaf.
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I went for my usual walk this afternoon, (same time I often go) and was shocked to see how many people were out walking. Normally I am 'lucky' if I see two people, today I saw at least 19 (plus two on the cliff path in the distance). In the end I cut my walk short as there were just too many people out for my liking.
I took this for my records, as I am sure it is worse than the last time...
Not sure what plant this is, but there is quite a bit of it along the coastal cliff path.
The tide was out and the blue of the sea and sky looked amazing.
Just look at the blue in this pool of water.
So I still managed to walk two and a half miles, but was disappointed not to feel able to do more. It is sad to feel this way, but that is the way it is, I don't want to take any unnecessary risks. I will choose a different time of day to go for my walk and see if that is any quieter.
It's Baltic here..no proper gardening yet
ReplyDeleteYour weather and plants etc are so so much further ahead than mine is. It must be over 12 ºC for the butterflies to be flying. I do enjoy seeing your new life.
ReplyDeleteWhenever we moved to a new place one of the joys was watching to see what would come up in the garden and what sort of wild life called it their home.
ReplyDeleteHopefully a different time of day might be quieter for walking. I don't know if I would feel safe on that path though, as the bank looks like it is very close to slumping. Stay safe, Mxx
The beetles are a form of ladybirds as you call them. They are Asian Beetles telling by their many spots. They bite, the stink they invade houses and at least here in Canada they are hated. They were originally brought in. To solve a different problem now they are the problem. Jean from Manitoba
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