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Monday, June 26, 2017

26/06/2017 Around the garden.

Maximum temperature 28C minimum 14C. 15 km/h NE winds. Rain forecast....Still waiting.

Thirsty bees....

and wasp...

and an even bigger wasp!

Courgettes (zucchini).

Mirabelle plums.

Lavender.

Rose.

Hydrangea.

Fly.

Shield bugs are everywhere and guess we are going to have even more!

Soldier beetle (Rhagonycha fulva).

A lot of feathers in the garden, guess the neighbours cat has been back :-((

Tuesday, June 13, 2017

13/06/2017 Just in the garden again!

Maximum temperature 29C, minimum 12C. 13 kmh SE wind. Dry, but rain forecast for later. Lots of thunder around.

Large yellow rest harrow (I think).

Meadow brown (Maniola jurtina)

Ladybird pupa...

and another one.

We seem to be over run with the Common red soldier beetle (Rhagonycha fulva)...

As above.

Rosemary beetle (Chrysolina americana)

Wasp.

The rose is still looking fabulous.

Vinca - we also have one with a variegated leaf but the flowers are over on it.

Tomato flowers.

Potato plants in flower.

Next doors pumpkin plants, ours are a few weeks behind these, I planted late!

Sunday, June 11, 2017

11/06/2017 Too hot even for the insects today it seemed, almost no wind to cool things down,

Maximum temperature 30C, minimum 15C. 7 kmh W wind. Dry so far.

Yesterday's rose today.

Bombylius species...

as above...

as above.

Common red soldier beetle (Rhagonycha fulva)

Crane-fly I think!

Common lizard lying in the shade, too hot even for them.

Dianthus and ant.

Clover flower and small bug.

Love in a Mist with Sweet William.

Garlic drying in the sun.

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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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