Weird Granny Slater
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Bob Whysman wrote:I then spotted a sparrow fledgling perch on an empty water bowl. I was able to top it up with the bird in situ and then take a close up photo.......trusting or what?
Top work, BW, as Packham would say. House sparrows are a red list bird now and, though they're noisy, tuneless LBJs, it'd be sad to see them decline any further.
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Bob Whysman
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Sounds good Vic. Upload a few pics so we can enjoy them too. We haven't seen your bunker for a while.....and whatever happened to your life story?
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Bob Whysman- Registered: 23 Aug 2013
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It’s amazing how resilient the garden is despite the continuing lack of rain in Sussex. I took these before 8am today.
The hanging baskets are grounded at present and in containers in order to conserve moisture and ensure survival!
I gave my fish away this year as it was becoming a chore that I could do without
and replaced it with a pebble/flower feature.
How it looked a while ago.....................
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Taken just now.............
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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Great photos Bobby but I have concentrated my attention at studying the white grass in this heat.
Mind you watching the antics of our feathered friends dining alfresco has been fun, the simple things in life are still the most enjoyable.
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Button
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That is extremely annoying (
). I much preferred Mr McS' post about mowing the straw - because that's what I'm left with. Oh, and ants.
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Ducks still with us feed them at 0400hrs and again late at night we have putout water for them and the other birds .
Keith Sansum1
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hope we get some rain soon
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Bob Whysman- Registered: 23 Aug 2013
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The tomatoes are just beginning to ripen:
And the Plumbago is responding well to the tropical temperatures:
There feels like a change in the air as the wind is getting up.......oh for some rain for the garden,
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And we see a very tame Robin in our area every day
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Guest 1395- Registered: 5 Nov 2014
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A sign of the effects of the abnormal weather - I have gladioli starting to flower already. That must be well over a month early.
Lew Finnis
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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Every year I plant bulbs in the Spring and there is always one that flowers and I don't have a clue what it is.
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Button- Location: Dover
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Freesia I reckon and very beautiful - well done!
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Reginald Barrington
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Freesia.
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Guest 1395- Registered: 5 Nov 2014
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My freesias are over and done with by now. What's odd is that the different groups flower at slightly different times
Lew Finnis
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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Mine is on the downward spiral, the photo was 3 or 4 days old.
Keith Sansum1- Location: london
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at least its cooler today
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Guest 1395- Registered: 5 Nov 2014
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I bought 2 quite large hydrangeas in Lidl today. I'm hoping that a bit more rain will soften the ground enough to let me plant them.
Lew Finnis
Keith Sansum1- Location: london
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lovely lots of rain,,,,,,,
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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It appears that Summer is just about coming to a close with more rain forecast but still have brown patches amongst my grass, normally after a long dry spell the green returns over it all.
