tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41234182950708553782024-02-19T02:46:18.853+00:00Tattyannes SpotA little bit of this 'n' that, that has inspired me as I go throughout my dayTattyannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14225034883134394528noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4123418295070855378.post-24526592046876005792009-08-23T10:11:00.003+01:002009-08-23T10:28:15.649+01:00Where's me eggs Rosie?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5rWMZsTMhvmz9r0fGSYrYVTTxREwfqLhaYAMOdiX5iAkwnSp2J1S2rCHe8sndXz0PvacRMgUs_P5CiACUjvRa6qYbXqNdpbZJ3rhSv7dcBklRcdfkH5XjtgWaG8BN3lMMrADfTiZ7vx4/s1600-h/DSC02084.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373087849674643714" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5rWMZsTMhvmz9r0fGSYrYVTTxREwfqLhaYAMOdiX5iAkwnSp2J1S2rCHe8sndXz0PvacRMgUs_P5CiACUjvRa6qYbXqNdpbZJ3rhSv7dcBklRcdfkH5XjtgWaG8BN3lMMrADfTiZ7vx4/s400/DSC02084.JPG" /></a><br /><div>I have been a bit stumped about Rosie, our whiteleghorn. She has always been a good reliable layer.....until a few days ago! I couldn't understand why she had suddenly gone off lay. She appeared to be healthy, eating, drinking doing all the chickeney things that chickens are supposed to do, but no eggs. This morning I got up, and the girls were making a bit of a racket wanting to be let out of their pen, so I let them out, and all three girls legged it off across the garden, this is normal for them as they usually go under the weeping cherry tree to clean up the sunflower seeds that the birds have dropped, but Rosie didn't stop there, she carried on straight under the hedge! So I got down on my hands and knees and crawled into the farthest darkest most overgrown corner of the garden, and there she was....... sitting quite happily thankyou on her "nest"in amongst all the wind blown rubbish, when she got off, I found 6eggs! So looks like I will be commando crawling on a daily basis! Dont fancy it in the winter tho! </div>Tattyannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14225034883134394528noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4123418295070855378.post-73647880519756801592009-07-28T02:20:00.000+01:002009-07-28T02:20:00.993+01:00Squash invasion!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzuQbm_Dnyrq0EWVPS3HrKHXtd7lCR84h1JDqjEytc_99x7rs3I061r2QNoFrnSrfGDoOw-WNQXJvc_6DiTk-DhbMe-toGe7QD_nb2EkeBF1CPjOBMr6Iol9Ipepdl1JJYy0pHipTKPJo/s1600-h/DSC01772.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363191313643841682" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzuQbm_Dnyrq0EWVPS3HrKHXtd7lCR84h1JDqjEytc_99x7rs3I061r2QNoFrnSrfGDoOw-WNQXJvc_6DiTk-DhbMe-toGe7QD_nb2EkeBF1CPjOBMr6Iol9Ipepdl1JJYy0pHipTKPJo/s400/DSC01772.JPG" /></a><br /><div>I thought I'd try and be a smarti-pants this time, following this mess I got into with my pictures on the last blog! So I uploaded my pictures first and placed my text around them!! Hera are just a few pictures from the allotment as promised. As you can see the squashes are loving this rain!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWwVxYLaXZ_S0-XuQbg9Ca16JKC6BkDADf4cK6RxaL27X7ulcVecQrJgp4hx-E9T3-z82K9EQLb6fm2MWPAB2AKSQVRYzhZOVq8bCyt77KeSoJx0Sky5py90yb63Bmv6_jzCKK_1u8Bls/s1600-h/DSC01770.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363179082377611634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWwVxYLaXZ_S0-XuQbg9Ca16JKC6BkDADf4cK6RxaL27X7ulcVecQrJgp4hx-E9T3-z82K9EQLb6fm2MWPAB2AKSQVRYzhZOVq8bCyt77KeSoJx0Sky5py90yb63Bmv6_jzCKK_1u8Bls/s400/DSC01770.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Winding their way through the sweetcorn. I love this kind of companion planting.</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOw1secrOZg7gl0GzVgX-Z1UWpa2mhySnDBAf1RT0Ki5zOF4xu0rQwppCmIjTjYitgCtHcaS2-87PghZ-OT1LZlNgFuFhbnUObncebFlV75vTpk67vO6lz0F_xH2uos4anBt_uqZT7OFc/s1600-h/DSC01766.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363179073635290642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOw1secrOZg7gl0GzVgX-Z1UWpa2mhySnDBAf1RT0Ki5zOF4xu0rQwppCmIjTjYitgCtHcaS2-87PghZ-OT1LZlNgFuFhbnUObncebFlV75vTpk67vO6lz0F_xH2uos4anBt_uqZT7OFc/s400/DSC01766.JPG" /></a><br /><br />As you can see they are rampant at the moment. This is a veiw of the fruit bed. The shrubs on the right of the picture are Raspberries, Joan Jay I think. The squashes are making use of every bit of available space, winding their way in any gap, then spilling out onto the paths.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP_9neswNREi4ihjrsJIuZiHyWUTCuGIQxP-x_ulVwS47OZ07diAci5BeTaJkTwT85ZpU0AjMrPADJta0FcHHeoDIpEHS1am4t8P67ZeF1Qfm0FVXSnIbPScPg1udDKgnVLbpy2s714sg/s1600-h/DSC01764.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363179069648672626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP_9neswNREi4ihjrsJIuZiHyWUTCuGIQxP-x_ulVwS47OZ07diAci5BeTaJkTwT85ZpU0AjMrPADJta0FcHHeoDIpEHS1am4t8P67ZeF1Qfm0FVXSnIbPScPg1udDKgnVLbpy2s714sg/s400/DSC01764.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br />These are three of my pumpkins, I hope they get at bit bigger before they ripen. This is the first year that I've grown pumkins, and I've found lots of lovely recipes. I couldn't bring myself to sacrifice any of them in order that I just get one big one! Tho I have limited the plant to just three.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBS55QIudcdOwBmp_kmJdmP3GZ00YNbooMmvqzELTOj1KzUPi25nDV5PEnecwChLKeJExgJHn6pTvwzWJX583rhYgxp6NyXTu9xS4haSOWzyzJVTWnnGdpJOKL4U1L0YtpBIiD3DZ7o7g/s1600-h/DSC01759.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363179059596161730" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBS55QIudcdOwBmp_kmJdmP3GZ00YNbooMmvqzELTOj1KzUPi25nDV5PEnecwChLKeJExgJHn6pTvwzWJX583rhYgxp6NyXTu9xS4haSOWzyzJVTWnnGdpJOKL4U1L0YtpBIiD3DZ7o7g/s400/DSC01759.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Another view of the sweetcorn and butternut bed.<br />I've staggered the planting of the sweetcorn this year, but I have followed advice from a fellow plotholder not to mix different varietys. The later sowing seems to be catching up fast! I love to eat it straight from the plant, I dont bother wasting time taking it home to cook first!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Tattyannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14225034883134394528noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4123418295070855378.post-67472588924148350262009-07-24T20:00:00.000+01:002009-07-24T20:45:34.325+01:00I'm back!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiICgcuMFU92xZSfz_uLgGOGumXrMTWUOGDMf-zjbk2-jx8Q15rWBPHe1pwNLivHqfNdUpshGdpeuqGFMRDafpFysri62i21GMN-6sQgcG90WOJt3yTNs0SA1UYk47rjgyAoc9yfrN0LhA/s1600-h/DSC01758.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362113059495045458" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiICgcuMFU92xZSfz_uLgGOGumXrMTWUOGDMf-zjbk2-jx8Q15rWBPHe1pwNLivHqfNdUpshGdpeuqGFMRDafpFysri62i21GMN-6sQgcG90WOJt3yTNs0SA1UYk47rjgyAoc9yfrN0LhA/s400/DSC01758.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYMuNTFoyxtbr93hyphenhyphenZ3Kez93eezfUdST1G2EhiwlXOwxhb42yBMdwOqgXlJlgxKB4b4cMJjiPcMG_uIrGWi_wELPMPSJ3SG7uQ7aJ8rZ6txkg8E3yjNWUTEp-mdFkAuS2sX-gWsX0asGs/s1600-h/DSC01755.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362110451116691442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYMuNTFoyxtbr93hyphenhyphenZ3Kez93eezfUdST1G2EhiwlXOwxhb42yBMdwOqgXlJlgxKB4b4cMJjiPcMG_uIrGWi_wELPMPSJ3SG7uQ7aJ8rZ6txkg8E3yjNWUTEp-mdFkAuS2sX-gWsX0asGs/s400/DSC01755.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div>My humble apologies for neglecting my blog. No excuses, I'm a lazy un-inspired boring blah blah blah!<br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362110447599706050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOSLYX6xmu3nYuRfFqlitH13Owt2yEx447x9Te5wG2rGrquICvoeWgEJKgxT24yzxcdxsupzdAFHa6_vBUjvswO5dDdZexDelxk6UFMY8i6WfDWslHgyQjfEpADxBJLIfxFmdUiFsbDVE/s400/DSC01752.JPG" />I have been really busy, honestly, I may have neglected my blog, but not my growing! The other day I went to the allotment and picked 14lbs of redcurrants from ONE bush, I kid you not! It was an amazing harvest! With this bumper harvest I have made 2 gallons of home made redcurrant wine and I have frozen the rest for later use. I also harvested gooseberries and made gooseberry chutney. We are not lovers of puddings in our house, we dont really eat jam, but I, sorry we, do love our cheese! I actually have to admit to not liking gooseberries that much!! Especially when you buy three red gooseberry plants from your local <em>cheap</em> retailer, and they all turn out to be of the green variety!! But not being one to waste anything, I trawled through my cookery books and the internet and found a recipe for chutney. And very good it is too!</div><br /><div>The allotment is going well... the slugs and caterpillars are having a whale of a time, despite netting, liberal use of slug pellets etc etc. I try to be organic, but boy it gets on my nerves! It wouldn't be so bad if they targeted just one plant, but NO they have to have a nibble and deposit droppings on everything! Good job I plant loads. I promise to post some photos soon. Meanwhile.......</div><br /><div>The greenhouse is producing very well.......<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362110440312007250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQPIyJTItane6OVF5PLm6zMZkn1aONK1rkmJYGzlJXYv84a4qtQlyP86Wl9xsBEb7Htq7fy14i0dZOxsCD3SAZhvxKLjmPsMkW6wbAgfSm4dwCkl2xeXlf7R0rH-F3e2zZVlQi7iBQp1E/s400/DSC01747.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362110431414397058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtoy3K8fBNHCEJi8QZLhhJCvDDLiBDONKhHstSBJgKDzCslwTPRFwwp_msmLH4Iv6kCpRLjawlvJkdKzfp9IvRqory7L4CjZB26_vG-bkneT57BPvaLGO18Npt9-WODEAHllFMAGc7Gqw/s400/DSC01748.JPG" /></div></div></div></div></div>Lovely juicy red peppers<br />I have to apologise (again) for the bizarre layout. When I uploaded my pictures, I couldnt move them to where I wanted them! So they are rather haphazardly placed! You get the general picture....... I hope....... take care TattyTattyannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14225034883134394528noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4123418295070855378.post-80192853418760224022009-05-20T18:11:00.000+01:002009-05-20T18:16:01.958+01:00Busy Bees<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9225aQt9l23nhTDc2JXLvLwOJ62BWn9yxjjBAE1i0JLqjqhH6QW5WQWR6l4-BvUXpUQNfp5U8wLbNK8Z8Ca8gVlNjX03yczS_SuEVBdPlR-kNMNXz2fwwcUUr6Tu34bK9aGQ7PvvvDe8/s1600-h/DSC01442.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337956074975586562" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9225aQt9l23nhTDc2JXLvLwOJ62BWn9yxjjBAE1i0JLqjqhH6QW5WQWR6l4-BvUXpUQNfp5U8wLbNK8Z8Ca8gVlNjX03yczS_SuEVBdPlR-kNMNXz2fwwcUUr6Tu34bK9aGQ7PvvvDe8/s400/DSC01442.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>The bees are really busy this evening. They particularly are attracted to this Allium.</div>Tattyannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14225034883134394528noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4123418295070855378.post-53871524613511827132009-05-19T12:17:00.000+01:002009-05-19T13:10:19.685+01:00Well under-way<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337494335476686482" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsXwm33Xy_aYnPXv0q75ul4iGGdOFSB4dQ17e_DDJo9N6Bkci9xN1bVJci3kIFXZF2KtzYscu-exzSyQIq2ISs2isWwXgOVf9gNx2G7DDVVhTxkzJTlHelDcLBba0R5fF6Go_oKVNJrsA/s400/DSC01414.JPG" border="0" />A quick tour around the greenhouse and we have a Courgette plant that thinks its a triffid!.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337494340726258482" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8JGEazx4BwNRatLlz3cKPZpvdhgF4weCKPvr57eNDZtH1NoMLn2AiauXboVIKzWL_J6CZAyo_cDrwybSCQc-d-x0iSkTPyn_CKi1mWSG9hnaX9vcTKf-cbijsvlWt1ibo1MjRXUiNeeQ/s400/DSC01421.JPG" border="0" /> Tomatoes chasing, giving a good run for their money!<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337494342801700882" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu5Sm3dqRG1hLWiGzbAm91gG-2IYYtnIIiFtAaXpuOKpuPLQbHx1dr0idFAbSGELuCybTEjYBhyLHrt089XLG4a17WXKe08rRSymcAv9YbJJ44rECptxX5uTlBFK1gByycos4ZfHm-nrE/s400/DSC01422.JPG" border="0" /> A pepper plant, complete with the first fruit<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337496214702508002" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYaZKD6g8atS455mzS39J8t6lCNk12iObiYByuOeEuKpQeCf6TwVamFHvtS9ETmfFzo3zhWuiV_vT7DvjJ9nvlh1_OwRJ55NGUHp1zs8OhMTfuFLY4-Kp_cw3N5Jto7YL31-0kBtmmA6k/s400/DSC01419.JPG" border="0" /> Aubergines<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337496220171497874" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOWh5CRfrPxFqUsXKeGcAtENZNOzB6CaQ9vZeJ9ifMzbO0GbXeTWkAIaXkOozfOs-d53rljjjClQ-1Y9gVaj2YIzb9ZsDX9xYxO6t4A7W400VGf99UD1vFzGFMaBMpIH5cNHXDFIm03fs/s400/DSC01423.JPG" border="0" /> A mixture of tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers and a pot of salad onions.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337496226472385938" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisQb7PqEwa4-9sglW00XHk3W-B63onveDBTgEXwzZN1AhrG0TAmnel2toNkzLC90oNUYBuJPza9uZ5-qP71ZIqb0nTVYryBz1rNmn3fckzwvWepyXCpDQwJJ50eBCrYZ6tXk4nfgm7zI8/s400/DSC01424.JPG" border="0" /> In the garden there is ......<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337498985003634162" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtSEx2jFgO3poXPYWoPsInje4gGuZn_GR5HQ1D54FyLo8KIX0Ago6ULn05vdSWrC2NKIJAZIEDhmDUQFFz3e6-2rfQyt8M4pNXr8z1TURxR3RJ7K_aIhMmuVJudlQRyn8si7M3axKrWh0/s400/DSC01426.JPG" border="0" /> <div><div><div><div>More courgettes, it is surprising the difference between the ones grown inside the greenhouse.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337498991238377058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG17a2HejVUrpUF4oz81eTsN0Bk1Ld472nYXxanfrphPQhibnxhjRbrJ_ZvDxYCuSZRt1dSEKQxx-yuGsNjFN1eizR14JtVW-WO_54iLtCj-Th2ASVE44kTBrCLV7eRMU4DGW60R-aK-k/s400/DSC01428.JPG" border="0" /> My second lot of carrots. The monopods had the first lot!<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337498994035594770" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3JrHnWNz_IslcMTGljzhRcBEXdVibRhCsD4OMRBuvXQfFi4EdxN3gMa_d3V2HlX8NO5kt4-VxaZjXPc9mUXe6KRl_LZyEmX8eiwvlMJFr6mtdcA3wrmCEMvdbYatNZxKq0dS5VfLBpn0/s400/DSC01429.JPG" border="0" /> Strawberries, you cant beat picking them warm straight from the plant.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337498997736502978" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM3XDxXUopKeb7uXpI8dzcy5KT-IrYdquAUXc7YBMzSKtBTU8ILkJAjWZ0oTSe7nXmYPlRR0mMRaK_2HxvLtS-oyQ5zjIgMIqY39-Z5o6kb1_ljYG0wbVfLJhT-hQO6-45NMhyphenhyphenWrVMVfI/s400/DSC01430.JPG" border="0" /> More strawberries, plus potatoes and at the back shallots,<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337501899078521538" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEOzgiOC8l6wUGasoEOdIELRAQQnUN-g9MjExd4LYsrxgrbEE20Bjgm254cBw7BBMG0JeoKplIjoi1u5stTpG0Fhi9LGq370mrMFPlPybDrFlS4gJu-jLduaNfK7OEz_YoYzN2zzZkkEc/s400/DSC01431.JPG" border="0" /></div></div></div></div> An outdoor cucumber....(I think, I got them mixed up!)<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337501902453435474" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFxoP_06Eq_3TjyYsqhfBNROH3phYpcq2OjDKGagTD0uUoRuBq0GCp_U4fMBVNu1mCX0-wxZl1IEAWxFfQQXTm6a1OMHzRCCQC1XH4vbn_EGbMzgtX0ztcJtWhrDkCgFQRVmQvOqAOBys/s400/DSC01432.JPG" border="0" /> Red sun Shallots, these were a freebie from T&M,<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337501902540749362" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZhjiosZTHq7ONSm_MrC2C6J1GrOx6czXaD2G4JZlYo3wefpgdYGdTF3GHoBkPQcOpPJ69eqxLOkGpiBt3n6Ps8GrwssXz-pokIb49mNyQB8GltTbICPusVkDdpiKCbb8g8OgV-QolRmo/s400/DSC01434.JPG" border="0" />This is a picture of the Crab apple tree that i bought from Ebay, and the postman , in his wisdom, folded it in half!! When it arrived in its dormant state, I splinted the damaged branches, and three out of four of them have knitted themselves together! You can just make out the splint.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337501907784114722" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOtBppwGq2pAQyhby9Ct7e413leCvrN15SZTPOdxwgnBkht_lvMWtVwRYDTLPrNgjx9KRVQG3gq-TmTw3VGhuaVPTdX9XPnL9rNMCfjGq8_5UKi9bzoGajagOPlGrw91JJPP8UpNofAoE/s400/DSC01436.JPG" border="0" />Two of my girls who follow me around the garden, hoping that I wiil find them tasty treats! Usually I oblidge(? that doesn't look right!) And finally Potatoes!!<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337505401665724418" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPJeJjyFERJ6p4LY68cjHg3E8LkYE0AKp1AbJTi-8UwR363MsRSuGgMDDK5uT2P334gjVj9bJMTM7QZRmlk6ovk_doKHaRlR0nl0p73G0-ZCFpaINuRVmqqnVRVa3jHOSyMq0xcxrmu5I/s400/DSC01435.JPG" border="0" /><br />See you soon, I gotta go to work now, Bye XTattyannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14225034883134394528noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4123418295070855378.post-50566798148828095122009-05-16T09:02:00.000+01:002009-05-16T09:06:50.782+01:00Its True!Just a very quick post to brag really! Ihave picked my first courgette, grown in the greenhouse, and more exciting than that, yesterday I popped down to the allotment between the showers, had a quick look about and there was a <em>ripe strawberry </em>just shouting at me to eat it! I didn't have my camera with me so I have no proof of this but I promise you its true! It wasn't very big, but it was delicious. Is (was) this the first strawberry of the season, or has anyone else beaten me to it?Tattyannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14225034883134394528noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4123418295070855378.post-4786786624807574772009-04-12T16:14:00.001+01:002009-04-12T16:27:31.587+01:00I'm a well trained human!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipd03PQKK5GNdl6yisn1XtO1lPTp1XkTCNZ_Mz_dzTTQSV9H5GlFzZob11YQbSRDn_vZS82VPwI1kbIjUVVSr5_YsnsOY3iRP9lgsnVGBE0JSUVHfH2-A9RjMPtNokX67eBVlV_xR1wSI/s1600-h/DSC01306.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323826566094382818" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipd03PQKK5GNdl6yisn1XtO1lPTp1XkTCNZ_Mz_dzTTQSV9H5GlFzZob11YQbSRDn_vZS82VPwI1kbIjUVVSr5_YsnsOY3iRP9lgsnVGBE0JSUVHfH2-A9RjMPtNokX67eBVlV_xR1wSI/s400/DSC01306.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>This little robin had gotten quite tame last year, and I havn't seen him for months. I was in the garden a couple of days ago, and he was hanging about. I thought maybe he wanted a top up of seed. I buy a mixed songbird mix, and usually athe starlings eat all the best bits, the suet pellets and insects, leaving only the boring plain seed. So I topped up the seed, but no, that wasn't what he was waiting for. He started flitting about, following me around the garden. Then the penny dropped! He was wanting mealworms! Live mealworms! He must have remembered that last year I was putting them out for him, and this year he has come back!! Isn't that amazing!! so i hotfooted it to the local supplier and came back with fresh lovely wriggly mealworms. He has been in and out all day so he must have babies somewhere. It is such a privilidge for me to be his human! He has trained me well!</div>Tattyannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14225034883134394528noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4123418295070855378.post-7034230145432198392009-04-05T19:35:00.000+01:002009-04-05T20:56:38.014+01:00Hotch potch and promises<span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#009900;"><span style="color:#000000;">This is definitely my most favourite time of year, full of the promise of longer days, shorter nights and sunshine to follow! I took advantage of the early spring sunshine to get outside and use my much neglected camera. Here follows a hotch potch, pictorial story of spring that enhanced my day.</span><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321279276188139874" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuRJVwimb1qDVbq6SDbzsStGQ14MLzZ5GzaUJ7EDfLKoEOHqscK_5fydWL_cCNHGW-tU25fYMKPqJQg39Cm1k8-4DtH9xbCc7D_FjPtcwdrECynkbfd61wcl5Ht8I9nAXXasvb9KedkYY/s400/DSC01169.JPG" border="0" /></span>Plot 44 all ready for the onslaught of veggies just waiting for favourable conditions to permit a frenzy of transplanting!<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321281308820393122" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLrUkue9JO_5iheEsuC0J9B1IA5fvQWgeTcbkxwB_gRy-FRZOdaLUsbRKtbdXMhvg6hQQUIUWs4os4zj72bW8oyJmc53G8fxWYX6nMIy6NjztyLHoLdZNgQ3L40cMUzy8FFDBx0z69CPc/s400/DSC01178.JPG" border="0" />The Morello Cherry tree just waiting to burst into action!<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321281284937356930" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF-YqZUn-aTK0iQS4JJfDqqUKg45iPndLqIJcJp1Qr82qwMCNWTBsOS4xxiU6PbmZz-0nJ_a5C1jMbk6PYxt-SWVQGIbmOhnYrRhNVbWEQ8whU22-lWIPEJ6C1atKw2DCXISHzteK1ws8/s400/DSC01176.JPG" border="0" />Fruit buds all ready for the signal to go..<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321281287999216850" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5yXNA2zMEXeooeYkKWwBCYObtd0uc7LGL-7K9w_rVyizTAL23Ktt-5nhRP9TQg9Vk7xKLoWPdhLU_YyBWwE1_iRd51SizH9BWb2p9PcS1HgUaeu5_UI5uAsYgfKzhQnEPKieLAWh8bZo/s400/DSC01174.JPG" border="0" />The gooseberry bush already on its way to producing sweet delicious fruit for jam making....<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321281298081718898" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXUkAvSsyPQAkTjvE2hyphenhyphengTEJVfs1HaEPQa5abJBWTetmirnrSv1N5_etoXihxBipCTYoyYSzU2u9oX3nady6p-NPopTmsQG5Ndo1ziEYxxlvCzE-WmSttdg2z9aqNncpGzoVaAjmTtyE0/s400/DSC01177.JPG" border="0" />This Cranberry bush is in its 4th year and I still hav'nt had any cranberries yet!<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321284529098731234" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjjRAi2HTnuVvISItq38nkyKrDZXBWSEj-_Itzr9O05hZykLXojoFjyCr8ft22DKsaoahEuantia_Q-dqxZ0qiwBE2ec3yj1lPeX8vq_M3uEQiDr2qvZcR4W9cI4c18oy3SCNIGTlrRzc/s400/DSC01183.JPG" border="0" />Raspberry bushes, Joan Jay just waking out of hibernation ready to produce lots more wonderful fruit<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321284516110157682" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyKGg3xtNHNHN58LFjIz0wcQkX-x31mNFVL48jdOMgxStXKZxlyUEEoh7s8zzxQPJt1knEDlJMD_PLAoOJ2BOBJSo79rwHVCIAw8_T3CZQlVXgMGNPEvuG27rpyh_6nqsI3G8bTlOc2nU/s400/DSC01182.JPG" border="0" />Our shed <em>after</em> its annual spring clean!!<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321284510813061202" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikM3-ovS29_KObb6pUabncXxuVawkXFTpJLksxIKwPXPH9I0cA4lCQNiD8bPvibdgDjB9CC-9QERA7MnVci5gETpilbmQNQ8jSbxPDKMMncpV4s-Npr26Ow_GDRThPQ-BiFEHqypprcgo/s400/DSC01181.JPG" border="0" /><em>unforced</em> rhubarb...<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321284498673917106" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjLfbFoZC0YJ5fZr7ptXACRrpReQJSDJojRC7ny0C171b6jJ4YaQUVAfMXfAxOW8-lIlCchkt4jn9c3QfHwBTLQ2D8ZTfpARFUKVlmQbYUSbpaS9qERERLhQEvvHVDE3n702up4EvUzmM/s400/DSC01180.JPG" border="0" />.......Early peas, Meteor I think.......... or could be Feltham First.......<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321288094112031314" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6MW4KlT6486mA_U8-UstLPiz4oIc72tB9l76NA7W-GHINZsQgJPmlJx_UcoRSpjHab8uO80-mMcKzd3UII83nlkD1u0I0IW4cCox9ir_hKUZiMEXYaNB8gm7FJ4ssSn_f2K02Pz_lbTE/s400/DSC01264.JPG" border="0" /> Broad beans and Blue Lake climbing beans hardening off.....<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321288078447735986" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIEl__c4nFJ_SyX1QHa0YbQBKs-tw04Oc_0QFVxemSTHZ_NOWgx7QUXXqVtg36ztlOGmlMU74KXywFawfdQ0CVM0u9khXV5GcMWP8T7LS3o4se_XliFwQEuikFFHZyT39kTS3OXnsLvCs/s400/DSC01188.JPG" border="0" />onions and garlic coming along nicely<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321288081732984690" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxt-wsVGBYekv0DlWaC_itPyHvx7SKwq0vri_2r5NiIjvgK5LjWDpa-ktnTZFnOJLDs605z9W9WJ5rPHgFKGMSbJEDVLfGqwXbF_j4cbWXIzSmmANQYv2zkvf7QofcMqMd4QaRwKVida8/s400/DSC01206.JPG" border="0" />my favourite weeping cherry tree just bursting with blooms... this must be one of the most photographed tree in my albums... I never get fed up with looking at it, it is soooo pretty<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321288091974913314" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6qtduhsu_cvJOO6Yyh3amazydIPGodfmO6WBcSaBYwhrGSypyDoXDivkX52WsMEbt7bXM2DI_rxfcEJhJ2WooOAT06h4L_jP_F8iRkn36aNGZvFuTV1ufB-EdwzGMs_elco4N6YF7RwE/s400/DSC01218.JPG" border="0" />The <em>Girls </em>enjoying a dust bath under the trampoline......Rosie stays amazingly white!! Despite chucking dirt all over herself on a daily basis!<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321291161606290514" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1g_hdSkpv01w028GQpTIqh8frVgxTAl5KYZ1b0u5aHPIXik12zVT0sheuAd_CW7QFuMNFqD0eaYp2f_R952nu5yCSoiq5gN4TlN_nwF71KKKhNuXX_xYMJ0HxIxjVgGXA7UHOYNTFk2o/s400/DSC01268.JPG" border="0" /> <div><div><div><div>butternut squash seedlings, my favourite discovered since allotmenteering, vegetable!<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321291160225432290" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI9wYWJeKh34kNjm0A_VhVrTARX0I6QlsUO5XzWiKdK6qEEswy88AJFUiJvObgn5BNt0Fj4AwTp4q5cuubcBYzDoI7gk2f_g8bDD7E1bhyRdm2AfunB2bmhb3ARwzuxHfbxJKlH3Cjq7Y/s400/DSC01270.JPG" border="0" />What am I going to do with all these courgette plants!<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321291153709440546" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqB0j8y27GoGprWi-fK7TvSV-WIY3LpNixhC8kk2jsJlPnvh-5dtw7ahBUsKGhBhSXUgrJEjhSefR5TrOpmnXnxrQUHIIUNvpIopusBc2NaCcAEFIpu46VzILF_RAYie2r-q9YhdTtV4M/s400/DSC01275.JPG" border="0" />My favourite Narcissi.. not only very pretty, but also scented.....dont know what its called tho!<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321291149203769314" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg42et7Ji3zCTYXkIsVq4YNCQHix-k1XKNuNTauUlk1O9AlmCiPoCtxeJJAWZisPM0tRJzX2EcxRMQhgL1rWmDvZ_WFJQv3AyO3E_WVBA6c0mBX0PPf-c-lbM5T4A6N2a15ccmPEcLhytQ/s400/DSC01277.JPG" border="0" />Pepper plants growing away beautifully on my kitchen windowsill........<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321293865196691058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMu86t6P_DbtQcPhK9qR00iR-C_y_RfsWcC-RAi84bLAqHAaxpmkLgbnNRY-5za3jkohwt-RP9JK3bEElhcfoFKwoowD0aphlPHJDEAQVFZFD3_GgUC631dw5QYl8g099cDMovpXja64Q/s400/DSC01272.JPG" border="0" /></div></div></div>Shallots growing in a discarded storage box..............<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321293882605914786" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipyazNBmHktUJbU6uekyB-OdtlF4p6BZWXdYFWWJYto-Bvoyq-oYDJmHe1Bk6TPpsQSY7N5lQ0jkg-6Q0pGFJiLUGY6_7ZZcKiQjbVDxbMHqe8dIK_VtacWsCr3HglMEV-cwU3Hizoiy4/s400/DSC01267.JPG" border="0" />cauliflowers and kale..........<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321293873889991890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibR9B2mEBSQBAbSBaOMiL-QerMUyluGX6f3UkF9b3sFqzW9z8MXELCcaaGPYL9hJT0zRJZcWoIx2tM6tKhPUzUXITg5cxu31APcdJMLhwzO_vcNHpiFj26dQWQ_kE04S-R-CfXYVFwvcE/s400/DSC01269.JPG" border="0" />tomatoes and cucumbers...............the list is endless........I think the sunshine even made my brain grow!!!! Amazing!!!!!. In the front garden I have a large palm tree of sorts that drops its long straplike leaves all over the place! I usually go around picking them all up and chuck them in the bin. I dont even bother to compost them as they are so tough. .......But today I had a brainwave.... I collected up the leaves and used them to weave around the window boxes in an attempt to strengthen the coir that had become loose and was losing compost. I think it will be a success... see for yourselves! Recycling at its best!<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321296895848933442" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbeYOZ7_TdHLuEMqQpUOYwI9-CeI7TbQHGYoHSu2K_muq3CrsjKbNf6qWFCC8FPbh3wsUqNAsIHhoDu5SIbEKFnZOxfn84XgxRz4MONT-l2-j6WlKw1dzYNeMrpO9cdC-6COue-2DjfT8/s400/DSC01261.JPG" border="0" /></div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321296900695961490" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWrX6CRg-Nl-r2DC9Bd0U16-PYZL-6Cv3kACKBR4tPxldWO2IukadNtPrFC9JTCueNLUpaIhh7QQb7P6PXMrchGNzt8QXX72Wyt6VZJrSpHjj28bp2m7P8gi-nG54cN0DmIg47iTnwGQs/s400/DSC01262.JPG" border="0" />The leaves are really tough but look attractive too! This was such an ingenious idea I feel it should merit a posting all of its own! Scuse me while I repeat myself!!Tattyannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14225034883134394528noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4123418295070855378.post-76073606516228759412009-03-24T16:58:00.000+00:002009-03-24T17:26:11.414+00:00Grow timeAlthough the weather has been beautifully sunny lately, the wind chill factor is a constant reminder of the time of year. It is still a tad bit early , I feel, to get much in the ground, but the greenhouse and kitchen windowsill are brimming with seedlings waiting for the ground to warm up a little. In the greenhouse I have, Aubergines, Cucumber x2 Tomatoesx2, French beans, Broad beans, Leeksx2, Scented peasx2, Lettuce, Courgettes, Cauliflowerx2, Kale, and Red cabbage! On the kitchen windowsill I have Lemon Grass, Jalapeno Peppers, Sweet peppers, and butternut Squash which has yet to put in an appearance! I think I have bought a duff packet of seeds. Can anyone give me some hints on the best way to grow cauliflower. I tried last year, but didnt have much success. I had to pick them when they were really small, about the size of a tennis ball, otherwise they just seemed to want to go to seed, or went a funny colour! Also, anyone know how to grow a monkey puzzle tree from seed? I picked up a few seeds, they are huge! I planted a couple in compost in a heated propagator, but nothing has happened. Any ideas anyone?Tattyannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14225034883134394528noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4123418295070855378.post-84351719616193618302009-03-01T17:57:00.000+00:002009-03-01T18:37:22.285+00:00Bottoms up Girls!It has been a lovely springlike day today, so I thought I would let the girls out for an hour or two to have a wander around the garden. This is Rosie enjoying a dust bath. She needs it too, she had a little mishap in the week which caused a little trauma to her comb. It kept bleeding, and the other girls wouldn't leave it alone, so there was rather a lot of blood everywhere! I had to ring Ronald Grover, the chicken man, and he told me to clean the wound, and to put an antiseptic ointment on her comb and to isolate her overnight! Have you ever tried to put sudocrem on a nervous chickens comb!! Not the easiest of tasks, but the treatment worked and next morning she was back with her girlie friends! That day she laid the biggest egg I have ever seen!!<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308281177857357922" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAPdHqO71nAV2H7CuIp_n-iJoSn_bXWwQMmtwEBXPIfdEwDgfZ81FFmoaoD65EWEqf_ZMjM7xzCOqrRl69V8fXoNmz4krYMltixz1-tmFMi_ykxeto346FB_2Jvyufc1WFeZLBI7r4j2c/s400/DSC01116.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div><div><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308284744556621858" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwWosJgTB0uxdoN_ghhVvKKuhp8fuCoVTg-zvh2U1qyXfzDB0I87Cf9IjUHsmlPM1fJTxMK2ziuGG_WuUOe4gXXqcmXOwqOCYPZI6ThvwMecnpVgYApbCjeKQg0O7P0GZnvWYvIYjl3_k/s400/DSC01094.JPG" border="0" /> OMG!<br /></p><p> So today I thought she deserved a treat, so I let all the girls out for a while,<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308288756914678498" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt1uRnBreP2f2kQN8YmxikHwSYOgeWSATWmGVLf3_Hp_YPdZ68YlN38gTR1UHQuyenaxWvF4DgRhj0RgFiGW9Z5RgBEvaE0uX4Ad7Fo9ACBm82ooT-wgbF13VelmTtivwEVkQei2vf4go/s400/DSC01134.JPG" border="0" /></p></div></div><br /><p> This is Peggy, looking for tasty treats,</p><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308288763299756130" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHaK9a5H0GEtiWovqbChZLw3tWXzb-RUI15Z2wR4pfjV7C6H9oMestHSSTgq5tGmugk-yCWD046nRIDGqQ3tAz62rPl8nOZtROVu5SdEVBafo1r28B-t8gn1mpYoMjmDOuCOzcsbjruH8/s400/DSC01139.JPG" border="0" /> and Lucy, my favourite already, such a calm bird and so pretty.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308288777999564194" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2xn11Gq4FJmwSRByLtUpOg-fgudVFtxfcl5dXVIfSOd9LT0uifSuMy2NqWFDPFjE-zeMK9Tnca1XNUgzdKlPurIK1WYOU5C8fOqf5iBpcSkrvsY-XYVWOrUeoV7eKUv1lSl9aEAPPmC8/s400/DSC01143.JPG" border="0" /> The three amigos having a whale of a time going through the compost bin!! </p><p> Bottoms up Girls!</p>Tattyannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14225034883134394528noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4123418295070855378.post-88724863505680507582009-02-23T16:29:00.000+00:002009-02-23T17:13:53.476+00:00Meet the GirlsAs planned, yesterday we took a run out to the New Forest, Beaulieu, to get our chickens. It was about an hour run each way, and we got back home with the girls about half past four. I put the chickens straight into their new quaters, and settled down to watch them. We let Alfie join us, our American Cocker, so that he didn't feel left out, he was so excited to meet them, wanting to play, his little tail going ninteen to the dozen! Two of the chickens, didn't seem to mind him, the White Leghorn was a little jumpy, but soon settled down. I had been given instructions from Ronald Grover, the chicken expert, to feed the girls with some mixed corn about an hour before putting them to bed. I was a little worried about how exactly I was supposed to actually get them into their new quarters for the night, it was now half past five, and getting rather dark!Fortunately I had bought an excellent little book that suggested putting a torch into the roosting box, as the light would draw them in. This worked a treat, within about 15minutes of putting the torch inside, all the girls went in! Ronald had said that it was a possibility that we might get one or two eggs the next day, but that the girls would probably go off laying for a while until they had settled in, so I was really chuffed when all three chickens produced an egg each! <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306035152872580274" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlflbZFvsDOnhlJY_4DYWveLEY_KZAbC_d5Fvl8EhuvJLEBphgAqESf5wtUJ6xjVR3VM_-MPg1eWVk9M4EE7FRJ9XG52HP4n_CpojNLyJH8-e4eS7PGfu3uFE-fAdkUq1kc9SlsXmT_zI/s400/DSC01086.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div>I managed to get a some pictures of the girls, but I didnt want to upset them too much, so they're not very well composed, meet Peggy.. she's the Silver Sussex,<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306036697208949074" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHaVHcTC2llnlSujp8Mc7V6xLDNWtqTVXHHPA469xJ4LYNbrB8bVqjM9Xkdh5rdmrFolR0ps-0WXLmdyoRR-csqrWJCs1O-ntQDWA0R15KGWL8lR-nirWFpQz2h_LZhdy2MgBwVuuZ1eo/s400/DSC01079.JPG" border="0" /></div><br /><br /><br /><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306037653079201810" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjktaoPU7C5VXJWiJ8wLbC56cqugIPRi7wv_Fl8vNWyAOFYdvdEd3gJe5fXNLKvnusuRcNr1YPS7mC36M-501v2EVFWE1Z_KNMfm9wy4NhdwZwn6V6Q1QykemnhsCfeMDadYwWTr56_bf0/s400/DSC01083.JPG" border="0" /> This is Rosie, she is a White Leghorn, and Finally Lucy, she is a French Maran and very pretty.</p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306038591478873106" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdaxhNeP5-UTIfiqdL6GoYcwSKdsvH0dQ-VJRgspOctg6cRUuy6ppXGuhgI3IUEbnpHJEHL5HnqyXctw0QaTc81I5ZQcu0_1YFCAI5x3HwrQ_aGKT0U5znhNOx8Lzm3NRZjuhS9elSe6I/s400/DSC01084.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br />For some time now, I have been thinking about getting a small tree for the garden. I wasn't sure which , but I knew that it needed to be small, be fruiting of some description and attractive to birds. After discussing these requirements with my friend, she suggested a Crab Apple Tree. Perfect! I had a quick look on Ebay, I never buy anything without looking on Ebay first, and saw several sellers of the afore mentioned trees, at various prices, and decided to buy a mid priced tree. This is a bare rooted tree, and is between 4 and 5 foot. It was priced at £7.00, with P&P at £7.50. ( a little pricey) I had priced them on other sites, and to buy from a specialist nursery I wasn't going to get much change from about £30.00! So, hopefully sometime this week I will be planting a new tree. Take Care Tatty X<br /><br /><br /><p></p>Tattyannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14225034883134394528noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4123418295070855378.post-69454725563499307972009-02-21T09:07:00.000+00:002009-02-21T09:28:34.134+00:00Chickens!Being someone who is not on this planet (according to my husband) I decided I would like to have a go at keeping a few chickens. After perusing the web, and finding out as much info as I could, I made a purchase of a chicken house on Ebay. I love Ebay, you can buy just about anything, except chickens! It came flat packed, and last night we put it together, it only took about an hour, and there was no cursing!<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305177381429295250" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO4WF61Io9u9prRXI96fEkcl9hwsKn5zVpc7pA9-49cYzZWNOtUbudhdmT6L5auCGuBTawen3RujLYQ2pT1yF6Vq003NarqPZr4r8kAHRpE_9O7YtJ1VlxVjnKZiOXUXe96v-S_S9Kpwc/s400/DSC01071.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br />So tomorrow, we are off for a little drive to Beaulieu to buy some chickens! I have chosen, a Silver Sussex a very pretty silver grey bird with a lovely temprament, A White Leghorn, an excellent layer, sometimes laying 2 eggs a day and a French Maran which lays the most beautifully shiny dark brown eggs, with a rich orangey yolk. Its sooo exciting! This time next week, maybe we'll be eating our own eggs! Well not <strong>our </strong>own, I couldn't possibly lay an egg! You know what I mean!Tattyannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14225034883134394528noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4123418295070855378.post-72461784594885772002009-02-04T15:46:00.000+00:002009-02-04T16:13:47.682+00:00Long Tailed Tits<div><br /><br /><div>A few years ago I was in my garden and watched as a group of Long Tailed Tits flew into our tree, only to be chased off again by a couple of territorial Blue Tits. They are a delightful little bird, very pretty and never alone, they are a flock bird, and I thought I wouldn't see them again, and in fact I never did.... until today!! Again I was in my kitchen and a flock of about 10 flew in and had a good rummage about in amongst the branches of all the little trees and shrubs. The camera was handy as always, so I snapped away.....<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298971567305379074" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVl7m30uhXUukcdKi1hfNQIWHFFoZFtdgI2OSFaeZYGgyxPhomYdBStUASMZkISEGllSeEqGUPM3dcWuEwJtiJxeluXuVpAIH57rC5YnQL5dHot5brqOhJdpU86vU3MaAn-XszQzAlYfM/s400/DSC00978.JPG" border="0" /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298972893972767890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqvtDZM2zgbZ6aAHlEn8POYwmH4xzlmmfgHRdRNPGhxU4xjQWs8d3BYIWLOIfwYgDy6Wp38L2DHJ89Vz4DuWiXSwABPKoUj7_rVsgnr2_zqjxIyMi_sJ4q8BAski1CfG4dAi61Q4B2neg/s400/DSC00980.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298974114349130434" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb56hT7x9SFtiKUqTEvT8tpnPtIXwNJU-hzecyhh8IE1H2e2_o9JL_HyAYbbR59PHQB2bdoed0ChOPN5psvLFlKVWh6SG6Gf7kkHKkM0ut6WWqpLQA6J7GiwUuDF1xZ34rKYKisTAw9Ow/s400/DSC00986.JPG" border="0" /></div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298975662035692386" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv-RNQCSbj3uKIU2JklJXC0_lJ6vlQguPZJWwptXyWY1L4cou-RtVVqjfB6XzLhMCe3yJihyphenhyphenkSQIeCN1I0Ncb1Vysf25UDXBcBnXY-LOHBOtps1ji2UCSyguwa07c4PENmtFUF8UPLLnc/s400/DSC00990.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298975661162455426" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgME58EzJL5vdCEmg70Wp9pcYXpiV_R5O_EEPDuF63J8_dIoR2ej_0nGI4OurUpLBMsgkpyx4njRwopieHXG6e_mubuH2JPa_gGoj6VR0WPpo7jWQXzLl4KyEIH3NblDHnAZvq6-ztvmPk/s400/DSC00988.JPG" border="0" />They have to be one of my favourite birds, so I felt quite priviledged to see them in my garden, I do hope they come back again soon.Tattyannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14225034883134394528noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4123418295070855378.post-50860861383638970972009-02-02T09:03:00.000+00:002009-02-02T10:18:37.421+00:00Snow!! Oh and A Fox!!<div><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><div>I know in comparison that this little blanket of snow looks pretty pathetic against some of the snow scenes in other parts of the country, but its pretty none the less, and I for one get quite excited about it!!... and no doubt by lunchtime it will all be gone:( I know , I know , I need to get out more.... so here for your boredom, lets face it what else can you do today.......... enjoy:)<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298128351359237554" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhm4KW0wrEXkX6QGShJ825hCUp5Fdu97IvpUtCTeTxuyMBW3tlQeJl5-JqPLaFI_8i4vTi5KzcNjfEPQYrZvnChuvJMcMTUEOB1n5_7H758IUbkROu2p_hwVvissEZAjU43LdNf1amfpc/s400/DSC00967.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298131016810989922" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL3FP2pFX5d_seqVO8Ita__C3khyL7TesqqJQCzNAkbJAdVP19dtqjOZjD3BMp6wqmcJXUj-Ed0SQ-P-MGjMJmBHHvrhsb4cHg1BMzmvwFX4Dk7b6GyyJuT7ULxCpP31ZxMa3uunpvKrc/s400/DSC00947.JPG" border="0" /></div><img class="gl_photo" alt="Add Image" src="http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298131972987844290" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja7LOpQzQKSpGfsUpCx5QH_DVGj2ghgtRFHyQKKrWOmGi2vSKNQjJHFPFx7aNmp8ciC7Ii7ATIH2dfKD0TEOvxCD35oP6f2Q0NRbe-gq3i4c6H-PzcnS-zu0XoMx9wL6OAVZku9DHTiwg/s400/DSC00961.JPG" border="0" /></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><p>While I was uploading these pictures, I wandered out into the kitchen, looking out of the window I was most surprised to see a fox! At 9.30 in the morning! "Quick " I called to my husband, "a fox". But my camera didn't have the memory card in it, because I was uploading the pictures, from it! Luckily his camera was on the side so he grabbed it and took these.......</p><br /><br /><br /><p></p><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298141062980625602" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJidZi8DJEIzJE8vDX6dGnrFkM3pic291pSsGSOpOtuGe3faFhi_rtLqkePJyY67Sig7e8JVlM_ZNyMt5J5BVgx8fHYoISjL8Ai-d-LdVbpFw_wagN6u-0ztdiykoRXcKPuw8TKI3EPOU/s400/Fox+in+the+snow+001.JPG" border="0" /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298141504191076338" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbYnF3XG-YTN23QZbyj9zmIPSIc88t5gfJCJmUj9n9yaIC2DKH4kjzo9BGRAdZtbJwXg2FB50DQ6egXfpCFIf_aLAC6SDwl_Gk-yKJEf-yzVAA376VSDqriNbigidmuN2pNwLeyKB6KQE/s400/Fox+in+the+snow+003.JPG" border="0" /><br /><p> </p><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298142148712288834" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigojKRTSkNTfLHgapjfN05D98WEkd62oqz69XWUgf_I320bAPlk0ak7Xrm5A3DFK9sRQbR0xS7-XmIZP8jLn2OgTyY5j_-4mFjabCDXSCVbIJ9GuwOYBnQd8BkjfkFdVzCjxXxm5KLPCI/s400/Fox+in+the+snow+005.JPG" border="0" /></p></div></div><br />Snow and a Fox in the garden! Theres only so much excitement a girl can take in one day!!Tattyannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14225034883134394528noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4123418295070855378.post-75015492322562981082009-01-28T08:36:00.000+00:002009-01-28T08:54:47.933+00:00Irises<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP3FdOdWz-ked8n7MK-oB3JbSPVhriYjNTO17DYM7SgNLKotpR3CVMx2mvZxiw8Ae-QlXgZrlCTugOoGeCOQDuQV8nnKeTmMDz2k0mTOedaM04PiraDm-dQhkMvBk-ivPcb9Hz-gP6Gvw/s1600-h/DSC00942.JPG"><span style="font-size:0;"></span><span style="font-size:0;"></span><span></span><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296263405537463042" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP3FdOdWz-ked8n7MK-oB3JbSPVhriYjNTO17DYM7SgNLKotpR3CVMx2mvZxiw8Ae-QlXgZrlCTugOoGeCOQDuQV8nnKeTmMDz2k0mTOedaM04PiraDm-dQhkMvBk-ivPcb9Hz-gP6Gvw/s400/DSC00942.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Kkei-JfTlzNRz_JlZdctMXfdfig9_B4tXV2GuamTAGSEqwN8ipUhuf2tQokG-DK49FE0Hsff7HBfhPfTlVpd7qzux9Qcf3uJXqjH8E2nMtQH9YMQNw3wVo2FB4R9AQC9-yg6Jny0ivc/s1600-h/DSC00942.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296263403777122754" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Kkei-JfTlzNRz_JlZdctMXfdfig9_B4tXV2GuamTAGSEqwN8ipUhuf2tQokG-DK49FE0Hsff7HBfhPfTlVpd7qzux9Qcf3uJXqjH8E2nMtQH9YMQNw3wVo2FB4R9AQC9-yg6Jny0ivc/s400/DSC00942.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkCthdxeihyXGszabH-BTfdWmwtTFY04wDUY9ydtb3PMNeVdLVfrnsS3FyMwOrLuCO_dXriINaGDTIrAojIDTV2_YeLmEhzZvFHOwHEQVoDGJ8yfcN_pMwbu4pm6AjbSyQTyIGr_6aMkc/s1600-h/DSC00943.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296261849125264818" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkCthdxeihyXGszabH-BTfdWmwtTFY04wDUY9ydtb3PMNeVdLVfrnsS3FyMwOrLuCO_dXriINaGDTIrAojIDTV2_YeLmEhzZvFHOwHEQVoDGJ8yfcN_pMwbu4pm6AjbSyQTyIGr_6aMkc/s400/DSC00943.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Just a quickie to share the pics of the beautiful Irises</div></div></div>Tattyannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14225034883134394528noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4123418295070855378.post-91132472243444108112009-01-22T08:55:00.000+00:002009-01-23T07:40:36.497+00:00New beginningsAll is still quiet on the growing front. I have dusted off the heated propagator and just for experimentation, have planted those huge great seeds that I collected last year from the Monkey puzzle tree, also some lemon grass seeds. I grew Lemon Grass last year, but unfortunately it is not hardy and so the plant that was growing very well has succumbed to the harsh weather that we have been experiencing lately. The Lemon Grass seeds have sprouted, and I thought I would keep them going indoors for a while to give them a nice long growing season. Not sure what I'll do about overwintering it again tho? It might be an annual, Does anyone know?<br />On a completely different subject, I recently have been thinking about changing my job. I am an auxilliary at the local hospital, a job which I enjoy very much. The current line of work is at the palliative care unit, this is where I have been based for the last 9 years, and I feel now that I need to move out of my comfort zone and expand my knowledge and skills in a new environment. So I have been perusing the hospital jobs vacancy website, and submitted some applications for different directorates. I was fortunate enough to be called for interview for a position that is at the complete opposite end of the scale. Along I went with great trepidation, the interview was running late, and I was sooo tempted to come home again, figuring that I do have a good job, I'm not getting any younger, I work with a great team, and what the hell am I doing here!! Anyway, in I went.... I felt that the I didn't sell myself very well, I was soooo nervous, I answered the questions as best I could, remembering to speak slowly, make eye contact etc etc. I came away glad that it was over, not holding out much hope of getting the position, I had none of the <strong>essential</strong> experience, although lots of life and hospital aquired skills. I was I at work later when they rang me to let me know that I had been successful!! I must say that I am thrilled, excited, scared, sad, apprehensive, but nothing ventured nothing gained... so wish me luck!! I am leaving the departure lounge and heading on over to the arrival suite!!Tattyannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14225034883134394528noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4123418295070855378.post-20445325597934958312009-01-14T17:18:00.000+00:002009-01-14T17:28:45.604+00:00The season is underway!!Today I took delivery of my seed poptatoes. This for me officially marks the beginning of the growing season. I have already unpacked them and laid them out in trays ready for chitting. I ordered, Dunluce, this is a first early, great for salads and summer chips and was a freebie. Next came Maris Piper an early maincrop, a good all rounder, but makes excellent roasties. Then I had Majestic, another good all rounder, I chose this one because it makes lovely mash. Then last but not least I ordered Arran Victory, this is a late maincrop and again a good all rounder. I also ordered Shallots Red Sun.Tattyannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14225034883134394528noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4123418295070855378.post-64252514034347289992009-01-13T12:26:00.000+00:002009-01-13T13:40:10.797+00:00Yey, spring is coming!!!Just got back from plot 44 and it was really uplifting!! Thankyou mother nature it was exactly what I needed. We (hubby and myself) dug the runner bean trench, and layered it with some compost from the compost bins at home, we recycle all our teabags, peelings and eggshells etc. Lovely stuff it was too. Then we pulled up the cabbages that were looking well past their sell by date, they were chopped up and layered on top, all that has been left to be exposed to the effects of any weather. Later we will put in more shredded paper and any thing else we can think of.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290763793811533746" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh35Jh1Z_Tr4ku4hWtBQxNIQ5i3InapbeircLafLX0HawV_lhwv_1sD5gmQIcCKjqUWow8aNnfo_3oz4IjU0ddJBF-B9Iz2g2vrSnm0sApRsO4XawMymFGlMZ2d3zWBx78pQ0UdPKElZ0g/s400/DSC00891.JPG" border="0" /> We stood and tried to formulate a sowing plan for this year, yet again we will run out of space if we grow everything that we want! I have just finished reading an excellent book called One man and his dig that was lent to me by my friend Goosey. He wrote about getting his first plot and all the trials and tribulations that ensued. He wrote with a humour and honesty that made for great reading. If anyone would like to read it contact me and I will forward it on to you.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290763798967262546" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZzhkBQtNi1nwkkI6NSZG5-HxYpK_JGboAQICUKnjcMczqkSNMSd6u7TBLKHNid1yCLMcOglHVlbIn3fKZznpXpWfYvCL59ocD15fC-uEmS2fDdSR0WMRdSHVuZcLu9vUTwjaD0Bmv_Do/s400/DSC00884.JPG" border="0" /><br />This little fellow was coming out of hibernation and making his way up the towel in the shed!<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290763810807608002" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh20sn9DDJDtLECKw3npmfUDUU4mGweOzG4eKkrsVm3lwKWdaV1vEam8mBJbmtKKgq7oGeDRjiQ3EJ7b8Clobgrqml_nmVXVW19S5CNqZp4DrhhOZKakLn-4TZSTsYxi-mS-507vatiXJ8/s400/DSC00889.JPG" border="0" />The bed of early onions and garlic. This is my attempt at avoiding too much loss through white rot. I thought if I plant them early they will be ready for harvesting before the optimum conditions allow for the disease to take a firm hold. Just a thought....<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290763808270433874" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKj9pEvPkFZrPKSb-5ds3tRp-zEqYOvaR8P_KjaURnJjBTESChz-uwXwZb5Z8-Yp8Zz29MGA8VbCn4-y_THp2ksfidHd3fcL0_msHY50piARlBsIzjO70eJS7ruENcAXm4wxKCLPNW1tQ/s400/DSC00888.JPG" border="0" />Last few Trafalgar Brussel sprouts. I only grew 4 plants, but had a good harvest from them, delicious they are too.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290763814770892818" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcjMjcQxNn6UdtohEhMJbowEHyjUGNVrGqgfsoos5AIOsPWgiNxQNjRV_r7v3mAybSE_KAujYKLq_xhZtznGgPB7_hE49x61kyYtQ3je1d5QN5AZJVus5Kv3LVnj6khUrmTooSltrABY4/s400/DSC00892.JPG" border="0" />This is one of the cranberry plants, I didnt get any fruit last year, so hopefully this year will fare better<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290767574811732834" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLEJdnwRxvBCGJED3V9X78_uPIHehqGtUzm5WM0Sr-59D_swsKNChJldXRjD2l93CGkqRQ1L6WXwy4K2oiw9cZHCiWIt9vn48YernAweVgLH80JgEuVZ94KdfCUpLf9rPfLC7TVilwLOM/s400/DSC00898.JPG" border="0" /> The last few spears of callabrese<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290767590810977362" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL0HvoLyYRJ_asRW-v15_bSag-YCs1KsR-Rbccy8CoF4-yW3887eOzlE6OC2YCQfw_n_NHfIJmvnCBdimDvEaDwwS2cHyUIB7FeYaD0OrxH4UK8CiuMCuNxfuDu2IYgMba9JX20tuCb3o/s400/DSC00899.JPG" border="0" /> Still managing to harvest a few stallworts of the hardy veg<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290767582197805042" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE0_AYIsuoMSpwDETU7T4BkLSEedtDlw7mvlhD22YeW4oSw4KDVqp1EsMYpdPjNFOAxN-99I1uR4SjjxeOxfNVFG1J0DZA2ns90kMK4qv7DnLmyxm7E_NvoBoWUHM9fFzAxAp2WPHeQpw/s400/DSC00906.JPG" border="0" />And finally photographic evidence that spring is well and truly on its way!! The first cyclamen flower........<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290767570440229474" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyyOxRpCuSl0FY1QZ0MCXxw54P8gy1Jn4wQ7hreyQgE09QIx1K4G0p-7rnURJL4V4CgKEM9xp2Xlrcr9GNYmX7gfjn67l_DFs6pZzyrSwLGfURdbbFtxtJ07uyPBNskiSJBEjvFRFx2CY/s400/DSC00895.JPG" border="0" /> Buds on the gooseberries..............<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290767578543427474" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU473Jcgdkq4-zuwM9rSUF6ztvJjZrkNgBMBda9UFnMHuLNmY7W2wwl3Yvxo0WdolHi1n-4B1VzyRoHnx_cOBXS7m8-oSOyq6vrS9XSz3SpWMM3ar9JfCO2gGQgHrqsoUokYLVBn_Y_xQ/s400/DSC00902.JPG" border="0" /> The first Iris of spring..... it really does make you feel better.Tattyannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14225034883134394528noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4123418295070855378.post-12983240937939956302009-01-06T11:03:00.000+00:002009-01-06T11:41:30.986+00:00One more!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgenJfXfEcKntbimMbgNCh0qm79wxZ4O-4VTxLPW9FkajKUwqg8MLFeXgZlCWh2K64osw7n6Dqh_fULNZmWiEHeKehWKFYvZb1nDznsgz2OFboZ4bPml9pgz7RuY2wZFItIIzLjA10OC8g/s1600-h/DSC00869.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288137599502346530" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgenJfXfEcKntbimMbgNCh0qm79wxZ4O-4VTxLPW9FkajKUwqg8MLFeXgZlCWh2K64osw7n6Dqh_fULNZmWiEHeKehWKFYvZb1nDznsgz2OFboZ4bPml9pgz7RuY2wZFItIIzLjA10OC8g/s400/DSC00869.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJNXXIbFHymTDNjGg4h0Y8bYu4uBw4CBsuAPXA7fGSw09xOSN6Re8KrN8uQcYMmlJv1WKWQijaQ5ecCXfaqNeO73fMuDcuL1HGsuMbRbj0Ob-r_VnohziQI7dO-3gP79Ez5y9243Qe5uo/s1600-h/DSC00836.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288137594884510850" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJNXXIbFHymTDNjGg4h0Y8bYu4uBw4CBsuAPXA7fGSw09xOSN6Re8KrN8uQcYMmlJv1WKWQijaQ5ecCXfaqNeO73fMuDcuL1HGsuMbRbj0Ob-r_VnohziQI7dO-3gP79Ez5y9243Qe5uo/s400/DSC00836.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>Just one more bird I spotted this morning, a beautiful Thrush. This bird is a regular visitor to my garden. Two things puzzle me though... why do sparrows ague over <strong>one</strong> single port feeder when there are several multi port feeders in close proximity, and why dont the birds use the fabulous feeding station that I have provided in the back garden in the sunshine with fresh water!!!!!<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288137599166488530" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo3RuBA8VMw6iGcbHL161dWfMpqEWKHgxfdyoTDbanPQlothpiLT4eX1Rj-dDd-x57ZKc5qv_N8P6Isr9sIiecwpFtEFJa9mRr3BvVX5W4wmkDhY1pm_yiUFpnKFO8jYAGhB02V2nzgeI/s400/DSC00825.JPG" border="0" /></div></div></div><br /> Birdless!Tattyannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14225034883134394528noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4123418295070855378.post-70091902550846886922009-01-06T09:57:00.001+00:002009-01-06T10:27:26.049+00:00Goldfinches<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisZU1Rlr3ZrDg82z_co5rI6Vc_m6MyfmSnY8vpvzVx9wNLOv9z2DjxRVxGd634_-TGKkFAhWnRhMBGvuUhzEYIg6Ih4SosYYEcba6cMYK3yymGVGwvVf_I8hYCNB0yX5hdeGfRhHD5iok/s1600-h/DSC00816.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288121732427357858" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisZU1Rlr3ZrDg82z_co5rI6Vc_m6MyfmSnY8vpvzVx9wNLOv9z2DjxRVxGd634_-TGKkFAhWnRhMBGvuUhzEYIg6Ih4SosYYEcba6cMYK3yymGVGwvVf_I8hYCNB0yX5hdeGfRhHD5iok/s400/DSC00816.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd-S-1Y5KObymv_3KP0le4D5uY7EDQHVArTZtbDbA6oI21-qdEt7NhwLC5XIdfgkCwYvPtQ-tYzqCsgRMUsVXRI9UVgeNhRwSBiqdrQ57z4Nd_dwaUOYhJWvqFmpkeduABtJH_qRUdqQw/s1600-h/DSC00782.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288121731223765474" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd-S-1Y5KObymv_3KP0le4D5uY7EDQHVArTZtbDbA6oI21-qdEt7NhwLC5XIdfgkCwYvPtQ-tYzqCsgRMUsVXRI9UVgeNhRwSBiqdrQ57z4Nd_dwaUOYhJWvqFmpkeduABtJH_qRUdqQw/s400/DSC00782.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg4xgqW8xmUCJTfEtewKXcjAG1ZYjPec-eVrcyJodDTi00GtVEGFzlFQ53mKQ_DEbLOahPWx2jZSL7vrO0k3INjUVtIVLRwvIXx3AeNgZBDvzf4_IHFa-MxPpYNes4DET9JCqQnnSkPZ8/s1600-h/DSC00728.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288121725979726866" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg4xgqW8xmUCJTfEtewKXcjAG1ZYjPec-eVrcyJodDTi00GtVEGFzlFQ53mKQ_DEbLOahPWx2jZSL7vrO0k3INjUVtIVLRwvIXx3AeNgZBDvzf4_IHFa-MxPpYNes4DET9JCqQnnSkPZ8/s400/DSC00728.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgWwhCPMBGdEX7Ywr1NG9mLIEiwBBSu09tr5wjp0XMyQ5MMKItYP2Ljei1Bem0nYKo3K_jsUNRgHduHENrudqlM0n6E2AptChrsJuUFaRAoEgQMPHMHNvZvnCST8qSQovewMX9j1YU60w/s1600-h/DSC00715.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288121720179958722" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgWwhCPMBGdEX7Ywr1NG9mLIEiwBBSu09tr5wjp0XMyQ5MMKItYP2Ljei1Bem0nYKo3K_jsUNRgHduHENrudqlM0n6E2AptChrsJuUFaRAoEgQMPHMHNvZvnCST8qSQovewMX9j1YU60w/s400/DSC00715.JPG" border="0" /></a> One of my pastimes is feeding the birds. They really need our help especially during this cold spell, this gives me a good opportunity to get the camera out.. again, not much about, plenty of Goldfinches, I saw 1 starling, 1 pidgeon, I think I saw a thrush. I went out early to put some warm water on the bird bath to help defrost it, within an hour it was frozen again! So back out I went with even more... I cant remember it being this cold, for this continuos length of time for years! Dont get me wrong, I am not complaining, far from it, but living so near the coast, we usually get away lightly from any severe weather. I do think it would be nice to see some snow, real snow... not a little light dusting, but proper <em>real</em> deep white stuff! <div> I cant believe that I have posted twice in one day!!! I must be feeling better... I really do believe that I suffer from S.A.D , I am soo looking forward to the spring. </div></div></div></div>Tattyannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14225034883134394528noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4123418295070855378.post-36502037980519869422009-01-05T19:39:00.000+00:002009-01-05T19:51:20.973+00:00AnticipationI know that I haven't posted for a while, okay, for ages, okay okay, MONTHS!.. but...... I have been popping down to plot 44, there just isn't much happening at the mo. Anyway , I do feel that we are turning a corner. The weather is actually doing what the weather <strong>should</strong> be doing, ie.. very cold! That is excellent news as far as allotment holders are concerned, breaking down soil, killing off the eggs of pests, encouraging fruit buds to form on fruiting trees and shrubs. We have endured the shortest day, and the days are slowly getting longer, things can only get better! I am still harvesting brussel sprouts, leeks, parsnips and .. thats it. Hubby is on a mission to get as much free horse manure as he can.. today he came home with 12 large bags which we duly spread over and around various beds and plants. Potatoes, shallots and fresh seeds have been ordered.. what else can I say... BRING IT ON!!Tattyannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14225034883134394528noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4123418295070855378.post-43182886786723828432008-10-24T19:22:00.000+01:002008-10-24T21:02:12.196+01:00Beautiful Poole<div><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><div>Yet again we have have had a lovely day, it is quickly coming to the end of October, and yet it is still warm enough in the middle part of the day to take a walk without a coat. I had to go into work this morning to attend an update on the NHS lifting and handling policy, not such a bad thing... I usually come away with some useful knowledge, and today was no exception.. thanks Jan. So when I got home I decided to walk up to the school and give the dog a much deserved walk. As I had signed up to our local adult education school to further my somewhat limited knowledge of digital photography, I thought I would take my camera to document and share the beautiful walk that we are able to take. I hope that it gives our son some lovely childhood memories when he is older, I know that often he wishes that we take the car, and this has become a bit of a sore point between us.. anyway taking advantage of the sunny weather we walked, and this is a pictorial guide of things we saw.. Goosey, you will recognise this walk....<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260796708337525106" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmZNGtTg62UNqgf4OYmjE2NYkzuJZhvA0K6juy8SBol_CbYZvOpHq4stfRrSkpHvu4y7cJ2WnCA4RiKD-ngHf1zO0eRSVu0OlLsKoS6YSUMtCAb8bvBVpAEUA837t3vQBu2YXj8KGNmhY/s400/DSC00184.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260796716466969746" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBRVpz5ZPuDyN-Yb49Szo8k_TEsIsZntGmKKwVFMR5jYt15fl2ol88WPt815uyF38f7xJZVO3P1DcZAZ76RhEmTgsEA6UqBxHRzB9HYsquuo0aqX49wslAWyGJCzm9J13m0-d8jdizCno/s400/DSC00187.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260796722879495746" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixlIIOcwe48RZanuFab-SKKOPScti4aKzRFwg5DAKQHsF8dIwH6WS0_dQk7-ATL2q_U7_MExot0A197r-TNOCqzKdQ-z85OS6Pg9C9X2WqrVA4F9kFjnZ44GFNvyHOEiibKHIIKmIVjp4/s400/DSC00189.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260799303265959618" style="DISPLAY: block; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1nRipBVcaHQMA17bqV8seeqPYHIhd0Je7ty9pICjh_ui1SMpnkTXT9DpBXmnNvEzCspa7Ca3zdtTFVAvhfCcMdqpamnPPu53Kgv054gaGZhqML8PD2PPDzH7vYzphh-_lRukstg2WG-U/s400/DSC00248.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260812737037930946" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyDVuB0rxqjPV8Rdabb_-HgCp22hQSdqBFpmEt-bEad8GQ1r4J95dx3WjEY-ACh4sWmeX_k-jkwGtcw7zSsVdVBPPC7gyOhtMTOZXEUGXstoFhUBu_4fZKTJkTTdmQXxfoVaGcdAAATKA/s400/DSC00258.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260812738656708690" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZNPHQttYvOnmKF3EZL2SJS9jacMwwksNC2ZUpewiqG2CF6oHWjiLp3PG_CSD4ztSMJn01k6DtqSpGVTN3lOw38HJymrNObjGyV_5_fQjd_vqSGErGKOSYuZ2SuOsv9h_X5ECZ8NPseCc/s400/DSC00270.JPG" border="0" />Have a happy half term....Tattyannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14225034883134394528noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4123418295070855378.post-5437103590918893162008-10-18T16:11:00.000+01:002008-10-18T16:56:40.021+01:00Lovely ViewsWe have had some lovely weather lately, although it is definitely feeling quite autumnal, especially in the evenings, the nights are really drawing in. I do like this time of year though, its nice to snuggle up in bed early with a good book, something I dont seem to do in the summer months. Anyway, to take advantage of this lovely weather (and also to have a practice with my new camera!) I went up to our local beauty spot. It is called The viewpoint, and offers the most spectacular views overlooking Poole Habour. <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5258516068545540242" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia7-mVU8erEi-tT4MRsQlZtLiNVKN-ahPlSwnLnt2pQWT391sF2Wjm_HEe6eFXeh2Pv0IacRMzDXcCWcaBTdF4qBEp6nfpfhHWisKm1gHQwZMWR7oLgGXHsQG2uK-VyJVB6eOWdLVc2hs/s400/DSC00075.JPG" border="0" />This is looking out towards Old Harry Rocks, you can see between Old Harry and the tops of the trees is the Sandbanks Peninsula. Oh boy! We do live in a most beautiful part of the world! Sandbanks is reputed to be one of the most expensive places for property in the world!<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5258516066587721202" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmg4yBfxddstwq-RYI4waYvNz5UUfKa43DGOZ4nUu4yC40Ql8LQ3TgmjRfpUKr6wbExh3dd5Wg3d9MOL_8FaduJ0Ur1C4hLzbrZZG0x5dllAjSFr0e75RpUWYp3idUeZ4T5J-cnphtR4s/s400/DSC00097.JPG" border="0" />This picture is looking staight across the water towards the Purbeck Hills. Just in the middle on the right is Brownsea Island, home of the rapidly declining red squirrel.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5258516076639134530" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiISvoXEbiL-hYq0qg9mHLdYpLh-WHV44ck1mRMv_U1BA2Gvvjt8jV09N5yHzLa8TywX_zcA04owHDGM04LrA-eb5ZjqHXxz2zMGZgl2vIy_t_wwhwBdyE-GdOlErf1UBVLvVfmO0ac0p8/s400/DSC00086.JPG" border="0" />I think this view is looking towards Brownsea Island, again with the Purbecks in the background.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5258519759443925698" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJzGZhmy8WqWuTxfBfw1djP0J3pH2Vk87GqZdLCHmuMA80lc2wF15o-C0w3iAQogxzfPjAQuwHPvjuHnH8_g23LCZEcYSCITPFqIY82eB7w8e4uv-Dhl_6obZC16DsuzN9miUvc-kP5Yk/s400/DSC00112.JPG" border="0" /><br /><p>If you look closely you can just make out Corfe Castle sitting between the two hills slightly centre left in the background. (If you right click it should bring the picture up bigger.)In the foreground is Poole Park lake with Baiter just beyond.</p><p>Hopefully if this weather holds out, I can get to the allotment tomorrow, fingers crossed. </p>Tattyannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14225034883134394528noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4123418295070855378.post-11268204856454175572008-10-05T09:30:00.001+01:002008-10-05T10:01:21.240+01:00Rewind please!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRQsJ0-ltxOLrDI-01ROJrvK4_u2_1japfU35xazgaIXhS6xk-D0YHbsshg1giN7RMhkAwByW_Rwjp_9Nz288pHUvXh96z9AMt90BZ99BBWJsDUatADtWg6DZ_WbbbFNFuNX_FXOx8B24/s1600-h/Marmaris+2008+165.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253591464808951970" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRQsJ0-ltxOLrDI-01ROJrvK4_u2_1japfU35xazgaIXhS6xk-D0YHbsshg1giN7RMhkAwByW_Rwjp_9Nz288pHUvXh96z9AMt90BZ99BBWJsDUatADtWg6DZ_WbbbFNFuNX_FXOx8B24/s400/Marmaris+2008+165.jpg" border="0" /></a> We have just returned home from a wonderful 7days in Turkey. What can I say? Everything and everyone was lovely. So here I am on a cold wet dreary Sunday morning thinking rewind please...<br /><div></div>Tattyannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14225034883134394528noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4123418295070855378.post-55471068065463399052008-09-23T15:58:00.001+01:002008-09-23T16:14:41.065+01:00Late summer sunshine<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQVb6PfFY9Peq15e1xrmZRVCF4HeqpumNqw5rLyQLKik_TrH_hg1ZLC43QHbwpgGAuRrjV-7KmjzFpBx95xos3Z6ARL9GYthMwb4kJ6mJ2LVoMrLZB71_vU2cMnCJ41c8tIWf1C88cspI/s1600-h/028.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249234770443072882" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQVb6PfFY9Peq15e1xrmZRVCF4HeqpumNqw5rLyQLKik_TrH_hg1ZLC43QHbwpgGAuRrjV-7KmjzFpBx95xos3Z6ARL9GYthMwb4kJ6mJ2LVoMrLZB71_vU2cMnCJ41c8tIWf1C88cspI/s400/028.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW7yFEpJZppZrAaIHMkhWo0M4i9h4p7Tfl-QByX_rqPZ17xV4lWuWlzQUH3xvn8cbd2zFUJ0lOdJKpcHGjhj18_0TIahVqzxcI-7NY06TNtsj1qdQFyiMx25-3zOvmsL-sNd-1oq4d_Nk/s1600-h/038.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249234781081774674" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW7yFEpJZppZrAaIHMkhWo0M4i9h4p7Tfl-QByX_rqPZ17xV4lWuWlzQUH3xvn8cbd2zFUJ0lOdJKpcHGjhj18_0TIahVqzxcI-7NY06TNtsj1qdQFyiMx25-3zOvmsL-sNd-1oq4d_Nk/s400/038.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLGdQhV2zvDEucpVsnPtAmT30-xfGpe-9KKbqQA75dt0rpOSKncHq4uTiEMHKR2sL3kpbLDF92DhvCHw2cGmSEuyrmzwMaNLioH8GN2IMFcAEqPxfDlpCjT7PKJVDXBNxndQlX99zzRkY/s1600-h/034.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249234785978682786" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLGdQhV2zvDEucpVsnPtAmT30-xfGpe-9KKbqQA75dt0rpOSKncHq4uTiEMHKR2sL3kpbLDF92DhvCHw2cGmSEuyrmzwMaNLioH8GN2IMFcAEqPxfDlpCjT7PKJVDXBNxndQlX99zzRkY/s400/034.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnWWs20KtKG3QxMS5AscpWWKwCiNaYAvR0nYJMD1YmFe2JVB73DkZkOUhNdqXDIzNTGvujT4eOvzE79aQpUhaUK7LTRQDIu04QcuoLLAAGh0s6idCXNKm17Xljk577m2NV0Rde7wpDOTo/s1600-h/026.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249232966434832818" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnWWs20KtKG3QxMS5AscpWWKwCiNaYAvR0nYJMD1YmFe2JVB73DkZkOUhNdqXDIzNTGvujT4eOvzE79aQpUhaUK7LTRQDIu04QcuoLLAAGh0s6idCXNKm17Xljk577m2NV0Rde7wpDOTo/s400/026.JPG" border="0" /></a> While sat out in the garden enjoying some late summer sunshine I was rewarded with a show from some beautiful flutterbies also enjoying some late summer sunshine....<br /><br /><div></div></div>Tattyannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14225034883134394528noreply@blogger.com1