ruminate vb. to chew (the cud)
It's a beautiful sunny day in Cornwall this morning. The garden beckons, chaos needs sorting. I popped out to see if there were shots to add to what I'd taken earlier but it's hopeless trying to take photos when the sun is so bright. Six things happening now in my garden, joining The Propagator and…
I planted out a group of six Tagetes 'Cinnabar'; the slugs have left only the ragged stems of three and haven't touched the others. Which about sums up the garden at the moment, some things are loving an abundance of moisture and cooler temperatures, others are hating it. I'm not one for dwelling on the…
Getting pictures yesterday for todays post wasn't a runner, it rained pretty relentlessly all day. My water tank is full, to look on the bright side. So I went out early(ish) this morning with my camera. Not a good time of day for taking pictures here, too many areas in shadow and the light rather…
Another full on week down here, I'm exhausted. Next week will be worse, the scrappy hedge between us and one of our neighbours is going, to be replaced by a fence. It all has to go through our garden because they have no front to back access other than through their house. A couple of tons…
It's that time of year when the chaos seems to build week on week. Everything is growing like mad which means seeds are sown, pricked off, potted up, potted on; pot plants get potted on, cuttings potted up, glasshouses emptied out, more plants bought, potted. It's not like there was any spare space to start…
I lay awake on Wednesday evening listening to two hedgehogs mating just outside. Yes, I'm happy to have hedgehogs and very glad they are breeding. I wish I knew where she was going to have her babies so I could keep well clear. They were at it for at least 45 minutes. Shameless. One. Primula…
On Wednesday we had a decent drop of rain, the first useful amount for a while, and when I pulled the curtains in the morning it was as if the windows had been cleaned for the first time in years. I stood there for a while, taking it in, and started noticing things. Come Saturday, said I,…
