I have used fallen geranium petals in my pendants - well "waste not - want not" it's one way of putting them to good use, rather than putting them in the dustbin. The bright orange ones are the fallen flowers off the cactus which only flowers once a year - so it's my way of keeping them.
Well "cutie pie", the little gull chick, is still on my porch roof - and luckily we had quite heavy rain the other night, and therefore a lot of its poo was washed off the roof!!! I don't know how it kept dry - but it didn't look wet in the morning. The parents are extremely good parents - they are constantly watching him from the upper roof, and also come down regularly several times a day to feed him and keep him company.
They still "jabber" at me everytime they see me, but don't try and swoop on me - not like when the Maine Coon visits here - now I know why Pippin's food is still in the bowls, because it's not been eaten by the visiting Maine Coon!!!!
The garden outside my lounge is for ever changing, now all the lilac flowers have gone, as have the apple blossoms and the laburnum, so there is a lot of greenery everywhere - apart from a few places. I noticed some bright pink in amongst the branches of the apple tree and realised they're wild roses!!!! Wow they're gorgeous and I didn't have to do anything to get them.
I also noticed that the Himalayan Honeysuckle (see above) - which is also self-sown, has started to get a lot of flowers. It's getting bigger and bigger - it's only a couple of years old too!!!!!
I looked down to the ground under the lounge window and noticed that soon I'll be able to eat my own blackberries!!!! yummm
How nice that they've decided to grow directly under my window meaning I can reach the berries when they are ready!!!
Well now you can see what a busy life I lead - I rarely see anyone daily, apart from the grocery driver, Emily and sometimes my neighbours, so I have to occupy myself somehow - hence the myriad of pendants etc. I have been watching the Tour de France though and it's rivetting and it's only the 4th day!!!! Talk about crashes and tears of joy at the finish line!!! If you've been watching it - you'll know what I'm on about.
I hope you all are well, and if anyone knows how Andy Rodker is doing, please let me know. I've been very worried since I heard he had contracted COVID19. His family comes from an area very near me. Well take care folks, I can't wait for us to be all vaccinated, so we can start to live normally again. Stay safe.....
Jenny McIntyre club has replied to GracieYour garden is so lovely. Such a lot of variety and colour.
Lovely photos Jenny. Thanks for sharing.
Jenny McIntyre club has replied to Bee OrchidMy garden might look lovely to you, but don't forget I'm the one that takes the pictures, and I crop a lot of them, so you can't see the weeds!!!!! LOL Variety and colour - yep you're right there, soon the wild roses will start coming down the bushes and then we'll have the apples - it ever-changing.
You are more than welcome, Fran and thank you too for commenting on it. Take care.
Jenny McIntyre club has replied to Mickey fezThese 'pendants' are remarkable: you must have a top collection.
As for the garden, I know how much we are dependent on the sky in this season when everything grows at the same time.
Your environment is definitely superb !
Jenny McIntyre club has replied to Pat Del clubLe jardin est assez grand, environ 1/5ème d'acre, mais il y a beaucoup d'arbres et de buissons maintenant - il ressemble à un petit bois. J'adore vivre ici - je regarde juste la verdure et non les maisons. C'est aussi très calme ici, et j'entends les oiseaux chanter, ou dans le cas des mouettes - piailler !!!! J'ai tellement de chance d'avoir cette beauté autour de moi et de merveilleux voisins.
Love the flowers and gull picture too, nice to hear how the chick is growing up and how your wild garden is doing.
I was thinking about you today because I'm reading a fiction book based in Devon! Do you know Keith Burton? www.ipernity.com/home/keithburton He and I have been friends for a very long time, I think since Flickr. Anyway, I'm on FB with him too and he often posts pictures of his dear wife. One that he put up yesterday was her reading a book, so I asked what she was reading and he said, "The Corner Shop in Cockleberry Bay." I told him, "Oh! I just finished my latest book and would like something light to contrast from the rough but good one I finished ("My Abandonment" about a homeless war vet and his girl who live in the parkland outside of a big city)...anyway, I'm reading it now and learned that the author based it on the Devon area, though the towns and such are fictionalized. I'm having fun thinking about how this might be like compared to where you live in Devon. Fun! :)
Ok, it's dinner so I'm off! Take care and I'll be back to read more of your journal entries! :)
Jenny McIntyre club has replied to Janet Brien clubYes I know Keith Burton, well only seeing him on here anyway. I'll have to go and see his page. He's not a contact of mine. As for the book, yes I know the kind of seaside small town this portrays. In fact I live very close to many that this book could represent. Any of the small towns and villages around me could quite easily be Cockleberry Bay.
The gull chick is still growing and is making more poop on the porch roof!!!! Mum and Dad are constantly in attendance which is wonderful - I just wish they didn't frighten off people ie postmen and visitors. My wild garden is a lovely term for such a state of land!!!! I've got more wild roses coming over the bush, and it's a great splash of colour amongst the greenery.
Take care sweetie, and I look forward to seeing your photos of your visit. :)
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