PhotoDiary: willow

Showing posts with label willow. Show all posts

Showing posts with label willow. Show all posts

Sunday, March 11, 2018

11/03/2018 A walk in the garden. Amazing what a difference a bit of sun makes!

Maximum temperature today 17C, minimum 10C. 2 mm of rain measured this morning; 14 km/h Southerly winds with up to 47 km/h gusts.

Daffodils.

Lawn daisy and Cranesbill.

Rosemary beetles.

Possibly a bee of some kind.

Common Blackbird (Turdus merula). Male.

Calendula with a number of very tiny beetles.

Camellia.

Common Speedwell.

Crocus.

Lawn daisy and fly.

As above.

What I believe to be a hoverfly. Spectacular colouring.

Hyacinths.

Young leaves on the weeping willow.

Unknown bug...

As above...

As above on a dandelion.

Viburnum tinus.

Viola.

Also unknown bug!!

Sunday, March 12, 2017

12/03/2017 Overcast and few bugs around today.

Maximum temperature 15C, minimum 9C. 33km/h NE wind. No rain as yet but some forecast.

Bergenia Cordifolia.

The gendarme beetle, (Pyrrhocoris apterus), spring must be on its way!

Apple blossom.

Blue Tit against a grey sky.

Hyacinth.

Green shoots on the willow tree.

Rosemary beetle, (Chrysolina americana) so pretty but a pest!

Monday, October 17, 2016

17/10/2016 Yippee we had 5 mm of rain last night. Not a lot, but anything helps.

Maximum temperature 19C, minimum 11C. 16 km/h SE wind. 5 mm rain overnight.

A picture of our house upside down in the raindrop on the willow...

the drop inverted, house on the left, veranda in the middle, the dark square is our garden table covered against the elements, garden on the right.

Topinambour flowers still around.

Fly blowing bubbles on the pampas!

Crane fly (I think) on the greenhouse.

Euonymus in autumn colours.

Petunia

Rose.

The apple showing a somewhat different view of the house to the willow....

The apple drop inverted!

Saturday, March 26, 2016

26/03/2016 A wet walk around the garden.

Maximum temperature 19C, minimum 7C. 65 km/h gusts of Westerly winds. 3mm rain measured this morning.

Camellia.

Raindrops on iris leaf.

Buttercup.

Tulip bud.

Vinca.

New shoots on the willow.

White bells.

Moss.

Sparrow female...

excuse me while I have a scratch!

Chaffinch female.

Our neighbours sheep, various ages.

Sunday, March 13, 2016

13/03/2016 Woke up late!! Got the washing on the line for the first time this year. Tried to cut the grass but the mower refused to start. Sounds like the solenoid so it will have to go to the shop!!

Maximum temperature 12C, minimum -1C. 41 km/h NE wind. Dry.

Daffodil.

Crocus.

Calendula.

Hyacinth

Daffodil.

Grape Hyacinth.

Buttercup.

Violet.

Kalanchoe.

Speedwell.

Lawn daisy, Bellis perennis.

Cherry tree buds.

Weeping willow shoots.

Subscribe to: Posts (Atom)

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.

View all my reviews

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.

View all my reviews