Showing posts with label Bergenia Cordifolia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bergenia Cordifolia. Show all posts

Monday, January 31, 2022

31/01/2022 Just made it before the end of the month :-)

The maximum temperature here today is 10⁰C, minimum 3⁰C. Rain this morning but it has cleared a bit now with quite a lot of clouds. Wind 21km/h North-Westerly winds with gusts up to 44 km/h.   We have had a very cold past week,  temps went down to -5⁰C and maximums were only at 3⁰C.  Far too cold for me!!

The bud from the Red Robin shrub. (Photinia x fraseri)

Eurasian blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) hanging on the shutter and looking in the window.

Our neighbour's lambs...

as above...

Mum watching me carefully...

and her babies.

Around the garden, if I look hard!
Top - Bergenia cordifolia and Bellis perennis.
Bottom - Viburnum tinus and Viola riviniana.

The seed pods from the hibiscus.

The lambs, 4 days older than above....

as above...

As above.

The only water birds I see around here are my two wooden Mallards.

There has not been a lot to take photos of, but I have some great shots of some of the birds seen in the last fortnight.  They are all on my bird blog.


My local list of wildflowers. (91 Species 02/12/2021).

See also my


Sunday, February 9, 2020

09/02/2020 A bit more of spring in the garden.

Maximum temperature in the Charente today 13C, minimum 7C. Rain measured this morning nil, but it is forecast for later today.  30km/h South-Westerly wind up to 61 km/h.

We went out for lunch on Thursday, these photos are just to tide you over until I edit them all.  I took a lot, as we were trying to plan a route to have lunch with friends. David, watch out for the cheeseboard 😏

Bergenia Cordifolia.

Rose.

Crocus

Snowdrop.

Chaenomeles japonica,

As above

Crocus that does not want to open on a colder day.

Kalanchoe.

Viburnum tinus.

Buttercup which Google seems to think looks better turned on its side!

Lawn daisy - (Bellis perennis)

Wild Violets - (Viola canina)

Eurasian blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus).

Great tit (Parus major)


See also my


Saturday, March 9, 2019

09/03/2019 Only flowers today - it seems too cold for the insects again

Maximum temperature today 14C, minimum 7C.  4mm rain measured this morning; as I type this we are having a mixture of more rain on and off.  20km/h North-westerly winds with gusts up to 45 km/h.

So far this year we have had 85 mm,  compared to 320 mm last year, and 158 mm in 2017.  We may though have messed up January as we were not here, and we took the reading of what was in the rain gauge on our return which was only 16mm.

The only surviving plant from our trip to Amsterdam in 2015.  I have just repotted it so I hope I have not killed it off now!  Our roofing guy says it looks like 'un lapin' 😉 (a rabbit).

Bergenia cordifolia.

Camellia.

Daffodils.

Hyacinth.

Rosemary.

Viburnum.

Japanese quince.

Crocus.

Bellis perennis


See also my Bird blog 


Sunday, February 10, 2019

10/02/2019 Spring must be in the air but I am sure it will not last...

Maximum temperature today 12C, minimum 5C.  2mm rain measured this morning;  rain on and off today not measured as yet.  32km/h North-westerly winds with gusts up to 78 km/h. 
  
A walk around the garden.
Snowdrop.

Bergenia Cordifolia.

Cotoneaster.

Crocus...

As above.

Holly.

Choisya ternata.

Viburnum in bud.

Winter broccoli from the garden.

Something I rarely see... sunrise.



I have updated my bird blog HERE.


Saturday, February 17, 2018

17/02/2018 A walk around the garden and a few inside photos.

Maximum temperature today 12C, minimum 4C.  12 mm of rain measured last night. North Easterly winds; 6 km/h with up to 16 km/h gusts. 
Snow drops.

Orchid.

Kalanchoe.

Prickly cactus!

Hellebore.

Common Black bird (Turdus merula)

Eurasian Blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)

European goldfinch  (Carduelis carduelis).

Bergenia Cordifolia.

Rain drop.

The crocuses are struggling with the weather this year! 

One lone pansy.

House sparrow, male (Passer domesticus).

You can see how saturated our lawn is here!!!



If you should be interested after an 18 month break from my blog 'My Life Before the Charente'  I have at last added a new post 😊