Category: Pond

  • 2021 – July

    2021 – July

    The month started with some glorious weather, so we awarded ourselves a holiday, and spent the hottest days on the beach. Even the wildlife was getting in on the act with cinnabar moth caterpillars joining me on the deckchair. But it’s not all fun and games, there’s still work to be done! In other news… […]

  • 2021 – May

    2021 – May

    This month starts with the usual British moan about the weather. I’d hoped that after the frosts and drought in April that this month would be better, but although we finally got some rain, we also had snow and hail. The picture below was from the third week in May, and temperatures stayed well below […]

  • 2021 – April

    2021 – April

    What was the weather doing this April? Frost, snow, and even sun, but no April showers. This severely disrupted plans to get the borders dug over and planted up in the back garden. I even had to get the hose out for seedlings elsewhere in the garden and make my own rainbow. We did at […]

  • 2021 March

    2021 March

    This month we finally finished the construction in the front bedroom. All pipes and boxes of junk now tucked tidily away. There’s still a bit of touch-up painting to complete, and some shelves and boxes to upgrade, but they can wait, as spring is here and it’s time to get out into the garden. First […]