I have been taking photographs and composing blog posts in my head, but somehow, not making it to my keyboard to actually type these things up! Bad blogger, no biscuit for you! So, here’s a bunch of garden pictures from mid winter to mildly amuse you. A little background to these shots — it hasContinue reading “The winter garden”
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The coup in the coop
Yesterday, it seems, the balance of power in our chicken coop shifted. Our ‘boss’ hen, Raven, remains in her happy (and oblivious) position at the top of the pecking order, but something has upset Harriet’s apple cart. I can’t say I’m terribly sorry for her, as it appears Harriet has grown into a bit ofContinue reading “The coup in the coop”
Winter garden gallery
Winter is closing in at last, and the cold weather has arrived. All the animals are doing very well, especially Cricket who is growing like crazy and looks like a proper hen! Here is a selection of photos I took yesterday morning, as I did my morning rounds.
Chicken coop maintenance
This last week has been so warm, it was classed as a heat-wave. Which feels very odd indeed, as we are just about to leave Autumn behind us for Winter! Yesterday was beautifully sunny and warm, but not hot: perfect for some chicken coop maintenance. Every now and then (and I don’t really keep track ofContinue reading “Chicken coop maintenance”
Tending the flock
Since our little Charlotte departed, we have been very busy tending to our small flock. Cricket (our other little chick who came to us with Charlotte) was also sick, although we only noticed after inspecting her closely — she seemed to be perfectly well, and growing bold amongst the other chickens. We took Cricket upContinue reading “Tending the flock”
Home grown broccoli: better than you can imagine!
Hi everyone! I hope you are all enjoying some warm Spring weather, or some colourful Autumn leaves, wherever you happen to be. 🙂 We are harvesting our broccoli at the moment, and this year has been the best yet! Previously we’ve managed to get just one broccoli plant to produce a “head” of broccoli, outContinue reading “Home grown broccoli: better than you can imagine!”
Autumn in the garden
Today was an amazingly warm autumn day – a big change from the very cold weather we had over the Easter weekend! The little chicks are growing up fast. Cricket is now saying “bok bok” a lot more than “cheep cheep”, and charlotte is growing a rather lovely hen’s tail. I’m feeling a little reservedContinue reading “Autumn in the garden”
There be ticks in them thar hills
It seems we are in the middle of a plague of tiny ticks at our house at the moment. Our house backs onto bush, and there are creeks throughout our area – perfect for ticks! 😦 Normally we see a variety of sizes, ranging from teeny tiny pin-prick ticks up to size-of-a-glass-headed-pin. Thankfully we areContinue reading “There be ticks in them thar hills”
Autumn garden: random bits
We’ve had a fair bit of rain over the last few days, and some of our recent plantings have started to shoot up! Here’s a pictorial update, and some random extras thrown in. 🙂
An Aphid infestation
On the weekend I discovered my Bay tree was infested with Aphids. This is the first time in a couple of years I’ve seen a plant in our garden really inundated, and there was not a ladybird in sight! Looks like the natural Aphid predators we have been nurturing have all gone quiet for Autumn,Continue reading “An Aphid infestation”
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