Hello, barbara, and a warm welcome to you again. I was so pleased to see the butterflies here today. I had almost given up hope that they would appear this year after all the rain we have had during the summer. Usually we have many of the different kinds fluttering around, but, though not quite so many as in previous years, I was, nevertheless, just as excited :)
Good morning, Marie, and welcome to our little corner of paradise. Thank you for the compliments :)
Thank you for introducing yourself, crafty green poet. You are most welcome too. It was great fun doing the video, in spite of all the noise surrounding me yesterday :)
I watched the video from the Garden Voices site and had to jump over here to find out the name of the flowers. Just wonderful to see the visitors your have.
I watched the video from the Garden Voices site and had to jump over here to find out the name of the flowers. Just wonderful to see the visitors your have.
It does look like that they have all been waiting and once the conditions have been right all appeared, good job that your Inula dasies are open to give them some food.
Wind through the barley,
The song of the breeze,
Ephemeral poppies,
The tracery of trees,
Barleycorn – Magic!
A feast for the eyes.
Our little corner of paradise.
About Me
A wildlife gardener
In 1990, as we were driving through a little village, I noticed a quaint old barn with a corrugated roof, and a newly-built house adjacent to it. They were standing on a large plot of land, full of pernicious weeds - a corner of a farmer's field, in fact. Then we saw the "For Sale" sign. Four months later we moved in and decided to create a garden for wildlife.
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July's blooms
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Trio of hibiscus
petrea volubilis
aloe maculata
peeking through
Oleander, plumeria pudica, fragrant frangipani. Thought I'd show them
together so you ...
Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day - July 2009
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July is a time of transition in my garden... when the spring bloomers are
definitely finished, and the late summer blooms are just beginning. The
change is...
Das war … Juni / This was … June
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Der Monat Juni ist zwar schon ein paar Tage Vergangenheit, aber trotzdem
hier noch ein etwas verspäteter Rückblick! Es war ein in verschiedenen
Bereichen s...
Abstract Glass And Sand Dollar Pendants....
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Yes, I'm still on vacation and having a great time running around enjoying
myself. We've gone into the city a few times for shows and visits and this
week...
From little things big things grow
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Are you a member of your local library? Recently I was handed this beautiful
large book. Mine to keep and treasure and not just borrow for a few weeks.
Eac...
Nine!
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That's what my lovely Russian Blue girl Delia is today.It doesn't seem all that long ago when she was like this, teapot sized. And now look at her.Here Delia...
Dining at Boulderneigh
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Table for three?
Or four?
Garden seating for one:
Yes, flowers at the table are always a nice touch:
Comic relief, or a food critic in disguise?
Looks l...
~~ BITS AND PIECES ~~
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*It seems the past few days have been nothing but "bits and pieces." Nothing
overwhelming, just a potluck of life events. Not really blog worthy, but if
th...
Wednesday 1 July
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We went up to the Lower Burgh Meadow - took most of the photos there.
Agrimony
Agrimony flowers
Bittersweet
Dotted Loosestrife
Himalayan Balsam
Large Bindwee...
Day Old Quail Chicks In Brooder
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At Monday tea-time the quail chicks were moved from the incubator to the
brooder. There are 29 quail chicks in the brooder and some are dark brown a
few ar...
Happy Birthday, Bizi!
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Fiona is 8 or 9 years old today! And to embarrass both of us, and to be fair
to James' earlier outing, I'll share all of her nicknames. I should note I
do...
Bryllup
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Tante Marie var i bryllup i helga. Mi vakre og kjekke niese gifta seg med
draumeprinsen sin.
Bruda var kledd i ein enkel, men vakker kjole med slep. Brudgom...
Trip to Sringeri
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Warning: This is a VERY LONG POST!
Hop in everyone. Make sure you have everything packed and you’re refreshed,
as we have a long thirteen plus hours of...
Rain drops bring Green Visitor!
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One can never trust the weatherman! At first the forecast was of normal
monsoons, then they modified it to a delayed but normal monsoon, and now it
is dela...
Today's Flowers: 13th Century Cooking
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The Abbott's Kitchen in Glastonbury Abbey has been laid out as it would have
looked 800 years ago. It is full of bread, grains, vegetables and herbs that
m...
100th post …. plus a give away!
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Goodness, here we are at my hundreth post on my blog. It has taken me some
time to get here, (infact I starting writing this post days ago!!) not being
an...
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What a wonderful few days to see both of our swallow families safely away
from their nests.... there were 5 of them in total in the mystery nest high
up in...
Watch Where you Park your car Darlings
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I had my back licence plate stolen off my car this morning at Zehr's parking
lot
Manning and St. Gregory's Road Between 8:30 and 9:00 AM this morning.
Broad...
lovely treats
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for winged friends. Beginning to bloom right now. Above: Bronze Fennel blossoms. Planted for the Swallowtails. I check it weekly for caterpillars/eggs, etc. ...
Spring memories & Pasqueflowers
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Sometimes a garden's greatest solace lies in the place it holds in our
memory. At other times, the value of a garden resides not in our thoughts
about the ...
Heart therapy
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For several weeks now I have been carrying a story someone told me. It has
been like a ghost image in the corner of my eye. Like a heavy stone that
sits up...
Sunday Scribblings "Indulgence"
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G'Day,
I just got back from a weekend away in Sydney, indulging in the markets and
big city offerings. Food, shopping, people watching etc. Then there is th...
Corbett National Park - Part 3
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It's been over a year but I can still smell the mist of that wet morning.
This forest felt strangely different from the southern Indian forests which
I was...
Finally, I have a greenhouse
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We had ordered two greenhouse kits from Costco and when they arrived we put
them together.
The photo above is NOT the Costco kit-greenhouse . . . that one ...
Birds and blooms......
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*This time of year, my mind drifts towards Autumn. I start to plan. Changes
for next year.*
*But this is July, I must make the most of this time.....enjoy ...
Peaceful Energy
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"attract only peace into your life..
smile.. show kindness.. love nature..
dream.. imagine..
plant flowers.. create energy that lifts you!"
My playful li...
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*GIVE & TAKE...*
For to the bee a flower is a fountain of life
And to the flower
a bee is a messenger of love
And to both, bee and flower
the giving and the ...
The wanderer returns
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Just a quick note to say thank you for the comments and so on in my absence.
I'll post a proper posting on the trip to the Isle of Man in a day or so,
but ...
Problem dealt with
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Update on the eBay business - having sent a very stern letter (though still
polite and factually precise of course) and quoting Rog's views on the
subject ...
Scottish Garden Visits (1)
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Kinross House Gardens begins my series of garden visits for the summer. Yep… and it ticked all the boxes for a formal garden. However, it also ticked a few m...
In the midst of our lives...
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In the midst of our lives,
we must find the magic
that makes our souls soar.
**
My life feels like a vacuum.
I can't take anything in, I can't let anyth...
New Raised Flower Bed
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I've hated the spot on the north side of the garage for years. It's been
nothing but a weed patch. So this year I decided to put a raised bed in
there wher...
Walking with the macro
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I walked about the yard with the macro lens.
It is always a treat to find the small joys of nature.
I like to see the world up close.
It does get pers...
Heddington & Stockley Steam Rally 2009
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This weekend is the local Steam Rally. It has been going years and has only
been cancelled a couple of times due to torrential rainfall.
There is always lot...
Wordless Wednesday: To Improve or Enjoy the Day?
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[image: IMG 8310]
E.B. White said, "I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve
the world and a desire to enjoy the world. This makes it hard t...
19 comments:
Wooow, such an amount of beautiful butterflies on one plant! And you were just there at the right time to film them. Wonderful!
Hello, barbara, and a warm welcome to you again. I was so pleased to see the butterflies here today. I had almost given up hope that they would appear this year after all the rain we have had during the summer. Usually we have many of the different kinds fluttering around, but, though not quite so many as in previous years, I was, nevertheless, just as excited :)
I just love butterflies! Beautiful photos!
lovely photos and video, lovely to watch the butterflies and bees come and go like that.
Good morning, Marie, and welcome to our little corner of paradise. Thank you for the compliments :)
Thank you for introducing yourself, crafty green poet. You are most welcome too. It was great fun doing the video, in spite of all the noise surrounding me yesterday :)
Fantastic! Well worth the anticipation.
Thanks, emmesse! You are so good for my ego :)
Hi, Wildlife Gardener
Wow - what a fantastic piece of wildlife film! You must be delighted to see them all again - better late than not at all.
Lovely photos too - great to see the varieties this plant attracts! Thanks for sharing :-)
Welcome, Shirl! Thank you very much for the compliments. It's lovely to share, isn't it?
I watched the video from the Garden Voices site and had to jump over here to find out the name of the flowers. Just wonderful to see the visitors your have.
I watched the video from the Garden Voices site and had to jump over here to find out the name of the flowers. Just wonderful to see the visitors your have.
Good morning, petunia's gardener, and a warm welcome to our little corner of paradise. Thank you for the compliments :)
It does look like that they have all been waiting and once the conditions have been right all appeared, good job that your Inula dasies are open to give them some food.
Cheers Mark
A warm welcome to you, Mark. I was so glad the flower-heads hadn't gone over, as they had been open in full flower for a few weeks at that point :)
Lovely photos, yellow flowers are just so happy!
Good morning to you, iowa gardening woman. Lovely to see you again. I agree, the yellows are sunshine flowers :)
Wow! That just made my day. Thank you for your wonderful invitation W.G.
Welcome to you, Sally. Good to have you here at Barleycorn. Thank you for the lovely compliment :)
Wow, that is so neat. I am there with you looking at the bees and butterflies.
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