Let's Fall In Love

As I had so many pictures yesterday I didn't show the ones from the gardening.

I had decided to start tackling the orchard once again, starting wit this area here...which has got rather out of control.

Some time later you can see the path - still needs to be cleared more, but it is a start.

Around the garden there are quite a few of the seven spot ladybirds.

A deep red ragged carnation, quite a few are in bud and I can see these from my kitchen window.

Greens for dinner

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Today as I had predicted I was a bit sore and stiff from my work and long walk yesterday so it was an easier day today.

I did do some weeding in the front garden and filled another of these round bin fulls. I wonder how many of these I can fit in the garden waste bin?  So far I have four in there and waiting for it to break down a bit so I can squash it down some more to fit this one in there...I might be pushing my luck though! 

I had a nice morning tea with a cinnamon swirl while watching the sea.

So peaceful this morning, it was lovely.

My wild meadow mat has produced some wonderful flowers and poppies.

The two branches I covered on the cherry tree have some wonderful cherries.  Thank goodness I covered them as all the other cherries have been eaten by the birds.

I picked some to have after dinner and they were absolutely delicious!

Greens for dinner tonight.

I went on my shorter circular walk this afternoon

Sentry on duty

A Cormorant on the Rocks anyone?

Just come in from sea...

I nearly didn't take my camera today but so glad I did!

Birds Do It

Bees Do It

Even Butterflies Do it

Let's Do it

Let's Fall in Love

Perhaps not quite what Cole Porter had in mind when he wrote the song.

So much beauty in nature.

Aha!  Gotcha!

Hope to be in the garden by 7.30 am tomorrow morning as it was way too hot today to do much gardening and I suspect tomorrow will be the same, if not hotter!

Tuesday - A Little Project Done.

Well what can I say, I have had the most dreadful couple of weeks, last week being especially bad.  I could barely walk to the end of the driveway, spent a lot of time resting, had a day in bed when the pain was really bad.  I just couldn't function at all.  I didn't know what to do with myself, how to sit or lie comfortably and just felt generally very miserable.  I managed to get a telephone consultation with my GP on Friday and he has put me back on steroids.  I was able to start them on the Saturday morning. I have started back on at 5 mg, having come off them five weeks ago at 2.5 mg.  The plan this time is to wean off them 1 mg at a time.  Four days in and I feel so much better.  The last couple of days I have been able to go walking again and even done a bit of gentle gardening.

It was a really stunning morning.

This morning I worked on something I have had planned for a long time. I didn't have any materials so used the old box that was at the front steps which was used for selling eggs by the previous owners.  I covered the top, line the inside and made a sign... for a Free Little Library.

I've started off with putting four books in it until I manage to sort some more, or people leave them.  That will be interesting to see.

I had to clear the front pathway steps as the last couple of weeks while I was unable to get out in the garden, it had become almost completely overgrown again!

There are so many pretty flowers in the front garden.  These iris make a nice display.

Looking up the driveway

It is a riot of colour.  So much has grown since earlier in the year.

Not the best shots but I loved how you could see the feet tucked up against the tail.

The magpie was chasing it and telling it what for.

Dive bombing!

Acrobatics.

A crow joins in the chase.

The first water lily has flowered.

So pretty.

At least another three flower heads.

All the tadpoles seem to have disappeared.  They were there one day, gone the next, there were hundreds of them, so not sure what has happened - perhaps it just got too hot for them.  The water level had dropped significantly.  I have since topped it up.

Beautiful red roses.

More shots of the driveway.

The bank.

One of the books went sometime during the day!  I hope whoever took it enjoys reading it.

My little geranium I got off a flower stall down the road is really growing well.

So pretty.

I pulled out some three - four foot high nettles from the front garden today.  The orchard is well... it has gone out of control.  It is a bit daunting actually, but I am going to not beat myself up about having not been able to do any gardening the last couple of weeks, and will just do it as I feel I am able.  I will concentrate on enjoying some walks as I got so down last week with all the pain, I want to work on my mood as a priority and walking really helps that, especially now I am able to do so again!  So today's walk is on another post as this was already a bit photo heavy.