genialgemsandothergabblings

The garden full of Spring flowers Balloon over our back garden on Tuesday evening ' Listen , I heard mum  coming back'. She's taking her time ' At Last ..whatcha  got Mum? Open wide  you'll like this! So many mouths to feed. 'Oh well they will be leaving home soon! The weather has gone mad, it's more like June than April and its far too nice to stay indoors so the garden is having a fair bit of attention paid to it at the moment. The Blackbird has been so busy and I have a feeling she is doing all the feeding of her young by herself as I  have seen no sign of Mr B, perhaps something has happened to him. She seems so unafraid of me and I was amazed that she did not bother at all as I took these photos of her in the privet hedge. I do hope they all manage to survive but with us having the cats I am always worried until they can fly ! It has been perfect Balloning weather and we often see them nearby on calm sunny evenings . I know how great it...

Milo My Blue Poppy Seeds seeds and  more seeds Radish and Turnips Flowering cherry Ollie chillin! Innocent .. I am not What a really lovely weekend we all enjoyed and we made the most of it by having a family BBQ down near the summerhouse . The garden was looking at its Springtime best and Pete's mum was throughly enjoying going into my Greenhouse to see what she could take back with her to Liverpool and her own small backyard . She loves the little splash of colour that comes alive every spring in her many pots. I am so pleased that finally I have in my own garden, a Himalayan Blue Poppy and it seems to like where I have situated it ,under the apple tree area in semi shade.  I first saw one growing in a garden we visited in Scotland. They are getting easier to find in garden nurseries but can be a price. I just hope I  can keep it going. My little veg plot is underway with a few lettuce radish and turnips, I am not going to grow a lot but a few sala...