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Friday, May 18, 2018

18/05/2018 A walk around the garden on our return.

Maximum temperature today 22C, minimum 10C. Dry. 12 km/h North Easterly winds with up to 29 km/h gusts.

Azalea.

Chives.

Baby fig.

Kalanchoe.

Lavender.

Sage.

Violas.

Cherries ripening.

Hornet.

Irises.

Ladybird,

Common Lizard.

As above.

Peony

Peony and ant.

Rose, I had just watered it! .....

As above.

Unknown, but I kept my distance!

Just liked these clouds.

Down the road, in a stream, this Iris is blooming happily...

Iris pseudacorus 'Yellow Flag Iris'

Fleur-de-lys, Flag Iris

We are back from the rushed trip, as always masses of photos, but the garden needs my attention so will be back blogging when I have a bit more time.

Sunday, May 21, 2017

21/05/2017 A very busy day.

Maximum temperature 24C, minimum 6C. 12 km/h SE wind. Dry.

Since my last post we have had 53 mm of rain and temps that have varied from 35C to 6C !!!!

The photos taken while we were away have not even been looked at yet. No time for the camera except a quick run around the garden this evening. I have been spring cleaning and gardening so am very tired.

I will catch up with comments as soon as I have the time!

Bumble bee in the sage...

As above...

As above.

Cherries are almost ready.

Chives.

Iris -Note part of an ant!

Rose...

as above.

Friday, May 27, 2016

27/05/2016 Around our garden.

Maximum temperature 23C, minimum 13C, 19 km/h SE winds. 3 mm rain measured.

Euro Fighter overhead today!

Lawn cut.

Azalea.

Cherry.

Chives.

Lizard in the fir tree!

Pansies.

Peonies.

Petunia.

Ladybird,

Rose.

As above.

Sage.

Small Copper.

Thick-Legged Flower Beetle, Oedemera nobilis. Thanks to Noushka now identified.

Monday, May 16, 2016

16/05/2016 The tiler managed to continue his work at last. We both did quite a lot of gardening.

Maximum temperature 19C, minimum 4C. 17km/h SW winds. Dry other than some dew.

Trying the wide angle lens - the front of our house - only one other house at the end of this road. The tilers van in the gateway.

The back of the house hidden by all the leaves now on the trees.

The tiling went well today, if the forecast is right work will continue tomorrow.

Azalea.

Daisy.

Chives plus a fly!

Lots of little flies on this calendula.

Tricolour viola.

Chard and leeks from the garden.

Broad Beans.

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Shadows Along the Zambezi by Diana M. Hawkins
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I so enjoyed this book and towards the end I could not put it down only finishing at 2am! Having lived most of my early life in Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe, so many places had a lot of meaning to me. Diana’s knowledge of every detail in this book is incredible.
Sadly, so much of this story is fact and very true. It made me cry and at times it made me smile. I hope that it might awaken the world as to what is going on in many African countries, and instead of so many people burying their heads in the sand, perhaps they might stand up and do something. Smuggling and hunting are very soon going to leave the world a very sad place when there are no animals left.
Now I am off to read Shadows over an African Heart.

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Shadows Over an African Heart: a novel by Diana M. Hawkins
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Shadows over an African Heart is the perfect name for this book. The shadows are even bigger than I ever dreamt, and this book is a real eye-opener to the truth of what is going on. I was in tears in many places in this book. The fictional side story I so enjoyed, but the true and very sad story of the elephants and other animals; the Zimbabwe government has so much to answer for.
The world needs to read both of Diana’s books and action needs to be taken before the children of today never see wildlife as we have had the joy to grow up with around us.
There are many African words in the story which to me were great to be reminded of, but many are explained as you read and there is a good glossary of the words in the back of the book.

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