We have had wonderful weather for walking -
Cold but bright.
So we have been up and down the prom a few times over the last few days.
And every day this little group of Oystercatchers is huddled on the tide line.
(I think they are Oystercatchers aren’t they?)
Imbolc – midway between the winter solstice and the spring equinox.
Living here in this timeless landscape
I walk the ancient drovers road and feel close to the changing seasons and
The Turning Year.
Daphne bholua “Jacqueling Postill”
Today was a lovely day, cold but bright and clear
Spent the afternoon weeding the empty cutting garden
And marvelled, that at last the beautifully scented Daphne is blooming.
If all the freezing weather we have had this winter kills my baby plants,
Why doesn’t it kill my baby slugs?
To-day was dull, but comparatively mild
It was good to get out in the garden for a couple of hours
And clear some of the soggy mess of stems and old foliage.
Actually it was great to be in the garden again
As I rule, I don’t grow anything that is prickly in my garden
(I get enough of being attacked by plants in other folks gardens).
I made an exception for Miss Willmott’s Ghost
And I enjoy how it still looks wonderful with its winter colour …
Now that the snow has all gone.
Nothing will grow back in my garden after so much cold weather!
Broken already!
I had fully intended to post a picture a day on The Turning Year”
But here we are on the 7th January and I have posted nothing
I am just so impressed as yesterday Lucy Corrander posted her 500th Picture
During January I am doing an online image editing class
The image above is my first little play, using flower pictures from earlier in the year.
I am totally delighted with this ornamental grass; Miscanthus sinensis ‘Kleine Fontaine’
I bought it in August at a Plant Hunters Fair
And despite the torrential rain and high winds that we have experienced over the past few weeks
Today, when the rain stopped it looked just fine!
(Unlike the rest of the garden)
One of the benefits of all the wet weather
Is that the Goldfinches visit the garden to feed as the fields are too soggy.
For the last few days this pair have been regularly eating the Niger Seed
I hope they stay around when the rain stops.
(Edit; oops, forgot to push the publish button! This is yesterdays image)
