Tag Archives: flowers

Five Things Tuesday from Melanie

Posted on June 30, 2020 by

Melanie is our temporary hostess for Dr Tanya’s Five Things challenge today due to family bereavement. Today our theme will be five flowers you admire (to give to someone or for yourself). I love lilac, and the house over the … Continue reading →

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I missed this

Posted on June 26, 2020 by

Walking the dog this morning, I noticed this and don’t know how I missed it before. Reaching into my pocket though, I discovered I didn’t have my phone! I remembered to take it this afternoon and took this picture: Once … Continue reading →

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He’s lost it……………

Posted on June 25, 2020 by

A dog walking friend has ‘fessed up that he has finally ‘lost it’ due to the coronavirus lockdown. He decided to help his wife in the garden by watering the plants and set the hose up accordingly. He was not … Continue reading →

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The Canterbury Bells

Posted on June 14, 2020 by

Thank you everyone, my mystery flower has been identified as Canterbury Bells. In floriography, it represents gratitude, or faith and constancy. The reason we didn’t see it last year from our box of mixed seed is because this biennial herbaceous … Continue reading →

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How does your garden grow?

Posted on June 14, 2020 by

Calling all gardeners………………. does anyone know what this is please? We didn’t have it in the patch last year, and I can’t find it in my book. Our neighbour took an picture and she can’t find it either.  Hollyhock is … Continue reading →

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Twenty Four Hours later

Posted on May 21, 2020 by

This was yesterday This was about an hour ago This was yesterday This was also about an hour ago

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Flower power in the garden

Posted on May 6, 2020 by
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Still playing with my phone

Posted on July 14, 2019 by

It’s habit now that I take my phone with me when I take the dog out on my own. You never know when I might need to make a call…………… or take a picture! Gardens around us are a blaze … Continue reading →

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Little Weed

Posted on April 5, 2019 by

I preferred The Woodentops (I loved Spotty Dog), but another favourite Watch with Mother was The Flower Pot Men which was first transmitted in 1952 before I was born! In order to attract bees and birds into our ‘green and … Continue reading →

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Blackbird and Robin

Posted on November 16, 2018 by

Sounds like a 60s TV show or movie doesn’t it, but no, just a couple of birds sitting in the tree when I was walking Maggie this morning. The stiffness in her front leg has eased considerably, so whilst Hubby … Continue reading →

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