Saturday 8 December 2007

It,s Wet, Very, Very Wet

Finally made it to my patch or should I say patches as I have one and a half plots
a short walk apart.I have been concerned about the winter brassicas which I had mulched with "soil improver" from a local composting site,I worried that they didn,t look as happy as before, so I bought a kit in case I had put a lot of acid soil on them, it didn,t show the actual PH but showed up dark green not orange which put my mind to rest. however I vowed to test first before I put unknown stuff on them
well they didn,t look too bad today the kale was sending out new leaves and sprouts and PSB werelooking OK. The nets had stood up to the storms but everywhere was slushy with standing water.I dug up parsnip and carrots,picked kale and some sprouts
then noticed the sky was darkening again, the few hours of sunshine between storms was over, took this pic as I left
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Monday 3 December 2007

Trust Nature To Lift Depression

Yes there I was feeling headachy and flat as I looked out of my front window at the sparrows and starlings eating sunflower oil and bread, what a pity I don,t see greenfinches any more I thought, mourning their absence seemed to suit my mood, then a flash of red caught my eye, I raced up stairs for the binoculars ( which I had only found the day before)and saw to my delight a pair of goldfinches feasting on
the teazles. I managed to get some pics through the (not very clean)window
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I love the starlings and sparrows we mostly get in the garden joined by bluetits and more recently a robin but I have only saw a goldfinch once before in my life so my special visitor made a dark dreary day a bit brighter

Saturday 1 December 2007

It.s Winter I,m hibernating

Havn,t done much at the allotment just popping up for parsnip, swede, carrots and kale which seems to be going over a bit sprouts and PSB are almost ready. here is my favourite e-mail funny
GONNA BE A BEAR
In this life I,m a woman. in the next life I would like to come back as a bear
When your a bear , you get to hibernate,you do nothing but sleep for six months
I could deal with that!
Before you hibernate, your supposed to eat yourself stupid.
I could deal with that too!
When your a girl bear, you birth your children( who are the size of walnuts)while you are sleeping and wake to partially grown ,cute ,cuddly cubs.
I could definitely deal with that
IF you are a mama bear, everyone knows you mean business
You swot anyone who bothers your cubs and if your cubs get out of line you swot them too
I could deal with that!
If your a bear, your mate EXPECTS you to wake up growling.
He EXPECTS that you will have hairy legs and excess body fat
YEP,GOING TO BE A BEAR