Cold and Frosty

Cold noses and warm toes , well keeping warm is everyone's priority.

AS I glance outside my window I see 4 new Daffodils sprouting  up.  They don't seem to mind the cold frosty mornings . Blackbirds shuffling about poking at the fallen leaves, so see what lies beneath.

Trees bare all except the Fir trees and Conifers.

The days are indeed getting longer which at last brings some relief.

Next will be the Snowdrops .

Next weekend Is the BIG BIRDWATCH  here in the UK.

My garden is the perfect place for this event between 28-30 January .

I shall be sitting with a cup of coffee and take notes of what I see for one hour.

As I've many windows here each room as a perfect view of the Garden .

This is only one view from the side window

Side of house showing Neighbours across the road

 These are warm slippers from my sister.

Nosey Lucy .

Wishing you all well . Thinking of Washington today.

Time Fly's

But there is always time after a spot of gardening , for a relaxing time with Lucy. 

My little collection of pictures can speak for them selves. The bottom picture is Lucy and I relaxing on the Hottest day of the year .

 Time goes by so quickly and Summer is well
under the way , and heading towards September.

 I've had a few welcome visitor's this year, but not so many on a long stay.
But I much prefer these day's.

I haven't journeyed to London this year, being my own choice.
Stayed 4 night's at a Forest Holiday an hour's drive away , with family and Dogs.
Very relaxing again into Devon.

I do hope you are well and enjoying the summer. Forgive me for not posting sooner but life Just Fly's By.

Love this Time of Year

That's when my garden comes into it's own. These are the first Blooms, top Cherry Blossom, Then the beautiful Barberry and last but not least my Freesia . Such fibriant colours you feel like shouting welcome Summer at last. Tempertures have at last picked  up to a warm 16c.

My nesting boxes have a little couple of Blue Tits...

Flitting in and out . 

The lawn is covered in Dandylions and Daisy's , the Bees love these.  That is the main thing of course , so no grass cutting at the moment.

I can hear the Farmers in the next field busy with their Tractors. They work during the night sometimes when rain is expected.  So the roads are a bit slow going for the drivers. With these large machines going to and throw. 

The Country isn't everyone's taste and I often over hear people form the larger Cities grumbling  .

What with narrow roads , which I usually stay away from if I can help it. 

I am off to the kitchen now before going outside , as the sun is trying to make an appearance. 

I'm making my homemade Soup topped with Fish which I put on at the last minute . As Fish cooks very quickly , and adds thta extra flavour. 

Bye for Now and wishing you well.  

Happy New Year

Wishing you all a very Happy and Healthy New Year.

Whatever it brings I hope it is Joy and Laughter .
Her are a few photo's of times gone by...

This is my Lake , it's wonderful Morning 

 When the Ice begins to melt it makes amazing   Pattern's.

This is my little Market town last Autumn .

These are my  two little Buddies.

Last but not least my lovely Lucy, sitting in my chair of course. 
She spotted a Duck outside the Window. 

Have a lovely week. :) 

A Shopping Trip....and a little bit more.

 This is Lucy my Lurcher 

Shopping,  that's as interesting as it get's. 

Well mum where have you been.
Food shopping to be exact just an ordinary Monday , at my local Supermarket.  After trailing round for an hour , mission accomplished. Packed it away in the boot of my car .
Thought I would pop back in store for a take away Costa Coffee , really needed Cuppa.

There she was beautiful Bubbles as I found out later what her name was.  Yes it was a  Greyhound , my weakness  as some of you may know. A weary looking guy in a wheel chair wanted quite frankly a dog sitter , while he was doing his food shop. I do it for you I promptly volunteered , I couldn't resist those big brown eye's looking up at me.  
I stood I sat and patted her , took for a short toilet run. Drank my lovely coffee feeling a little better after that much needed drink. Waiting and I can tell you the people you meet in that one hour is quite amazing.  Yes an Hour you heard right...but I didn't mind really. Two friends of mine I hadn't seen for almost three years , a good looking guy took a shine to her and we chatted for 20 mins at least.

Finally he showed up and offered me a coffee , but I politely refused thanking him. As I had more errands to run. Bye Bubbles it was fun and a pleasure .   You may say that was my good deed for the day, But in fact it made my day, but hey that's just me I suppose.

Here are some Pictures from my Garden  through August  to Oct  this year .
It has been a great time for the Roses , Red Hot Pokers and the Orchard  also, giving a few varieties of Apples. The Ducks on my Lake  are always a pleasure to observe through the Summer months.
 That is a Christmas Cacti   which is doing just fine. It brings a bit of color in October , it is now fully bloomed.  

Have a Good week and enjoy each day as it comes.

Spring Blooms

This is a Wonderful time of year everything springs to life. They lay dormant over the Winter, and then colour blooms start to appear. The top yellow looks like a Buttercup, although I'm not sure. 

 Doesn't time fly by I have been keeping up reading your blogs, at least. 

A Long Tailed-Tit for the first time here I will admit, started nesting in The small prickly bush outside the living room window. 

The Pansies were almost dead , well I thought over winter. So I pulled off all the dead bits hanging down and in a matter of weeks. Plenty of water and sunshine they are blooming lovely.

I will post some more later of my lovely pond area, but still have a lot of tidying up to do down there 

before the Daffodils die off .

Hope you are all well and the weather has been good to you. Here in Cornwall we

have had a glorious week. 

It's staying dry but will cool down to 13c to 15c this weekend.

Catch you later take care. 

Chilly here , well it is Winter..

I love the Frost far better than all that rain we've had here of late. ..Blue skies and very cold. 

Above is the  new Patio , you can see part of it. The strange  little tree in the top center , is a Christmas tree which is 5 years old and has never been brought back  indoors. Doing well by all accounts. I decided to place lights on it , as it has pride of place. 

There will be a lot of work to do out there come March or so.

Am I looking forward to it, well not really with my sore hip. Will just have to look and maybe think about it ha! 

Meeting up with my dear Lady friend she is 95 years old this year. She is lucky really as she still gets out and about. But she does need an arm to hang on to. Having two daughter's is a blessing , so I am sure she glad of that. 

That's it for now a flying visit and just to say Hello. Enjoy your Week.  

The Joy of Indoor Cacti , oh and Lucy...

These are my indoor flowers at present
The White Gardener is the hardest flower to keep going, the right temperature , light and water. It was given to me for my Birthday two years ago, and have struggles to keep it happy. The fragrance is so sweet and I breath on it lightly to help it along it's way. The 3rd picture down.

The top Cacti blooms for 48 hours only and is so beautiful when it does.

I have had the Pink Cacti a number of years and is just starting to Bloom. So each day it is lovely to see a fresh flower there.

Lucy what a lovely Honk you have , looking sooo relaxed Ha.

It's a rather Dull day here slight drizzle in the air , and getting darker by the minute.
My red begonia is still doing well in the hanging basket. Also my winter pansies hanging baskets are doing well. It's good to see some flowers this time of year.

Enjoy your week need to catch up now and have a lovely day.

September

brings  chillier evenings and cool morning' s. But days here are still very pleasant ,  
Looking over to Dartmoor on a misty morning , from my kitchen window. Is  Quite Lovely.

It was lovely when I had Lucy  stay in the posh dog kennels this year. This gorgeous  Great Dane was next door in the large running pen.  What a fine fellow he is a youngster at about 4 years old. This picture tells it all. 
When I visit my sister this is where Lucy stays , it's a  really lovely place. Wouldn't put her anywhere else. 

It has indeed been a beautiful Summer this year so lots of garden adventures for the her  . Lucy is very good as long as she has a ball  in her mouth she's as good as gold. 

Quite a few rabbits here , they tend to come out early evening well 3 to be exact. The garden is big enough so they don't nosh on my flower bed. By then Lucy is inside the house ha! 

The Cob nut tree is doing even better this year , picked quite a few bowls . Apples doing well with  three or four different varieties.
So have baked apple crumble and Pie , lovely. 
Fresh cream or custard anyone? 

Have a good week and enjoy everyday. Just catching up on your posts. Bye for now.

Meeting up for Coffee....

As my friend wasn't feeling too good of late she rang to tell me she couldn't make it for our Lunch out. But to pop over for a coffee and a chat very soon. This is the Lady that is 94 years old . I met her 12 years ago working in a charity shop. We hit it off very quickly..and soon found out we had a lot in common. 
So we had coffee and homemade drizzle cake , we laughed and had a hearty chat.  She said as much as I love my family , she has two daughter's. It's so good to chat to to someone other than family, at times. 

August has been a wash out dull and wet day's , so just before the gloomy forecast I took a picture of my Red Hot Pokers. As you can see they are doing really great this year. 

Back in June I found a box of flower seeds , mostly out of date. 
I picked out the Marigolds , and scattered them over my front patch just under the Window., Just literally threw them  there and walked off. Well here are  the results ..

Never give up :) 

Off to catch up on your posts now , have a great week. 

It's Wonderful

When you come across something in the garden , you haven't seen before. Here it is one the Wild Rose Bush  any ideas. 

I had a dance around the Kitchen this Morning . No I haven't gone Loopy or anything. A fly or so I thought flew past me , and I felt a tickle near my neck. So I brushed him away ......

but it wasn't the fly that made me dance..It was a huge house Spider must have been sitting on my shoulder. 

Well you can imagine Aghhhhhhhhhh!  

I swept him to the floor and he scurried off . It left me quite jumpy this Morning .

We have had heavy rain here over the Weekend . But the worst of it hit the East side of the Country. Bringing down a huge Tree in one town, no one was hurt. 

Thinking of Beth right now and hoping and Praying all goes well for her, sending her positive thoughts. 

Bye for Now ..

June has passed

and what a fine a sunny one one it has been. 

 Strawberry Fields this is the Restaurant my friend I go once every 4 weeks. 

 My new garden chair , with Lucy enjoying a day in the garden with her Ball.

 That dear little Tree stump , after The Fir Tree was cut down.

Ice-Berg Roses so very hardy , hence the name. 

It's been awhile since my last post. I had a visit from my sister , in fact I took her to that Restaurant she loved it. Fresh produce which is grown on the farm, it has a  very good reputation. Roast Lamb and roast potatoes and fresh veg. 

I do hope July continues to Shine just like June, but at the moment it's overcast. But we just have to accept that, and  enjoy each day as it comes.

Must catch up now reading your posts. 

Bye for now..

Some of my flowers especially the Roses.....

are doing just fine and I think also some wild roses have done well to. Weather wise it's been a bit on and off as far as Sunshine is concerned. But I'm not complaining far from it, it's just so good taking in that early morning fresh warmish air. The stillness and the sound of the morning choir's , The birds flitting around my feeders . I don't know who said it but there is a saying.. Just take time to smell the flowers.
Here are just a few .

It's been awhile since my last posting , sometimes I just don't know where the time goes. Busy with every day things , it's nice just to sit outside in that garden and smell the Roses.
But I have been catching up and reading my Blogger friends. That alone gives me great pleasure and just have to say thank you.
Enjoy the rest of your week.

The Trees Are Blooming

Love this time of year when everything springs back into Life.

Sad to hear some of my Friends have had Snow across the Pond, how strange is that. 

I have had a wonderful week, a visit from my sister . A few days eating out , shopping , and the Cherry  Blossom Trees are a sight to see, in the local  Park. The park was full of children playing, being school out for the Easter  break. Smashing day out all round. 
Sunshine brings out the best in us all. 

Hope you all had a lovely Easter break with your family or friends, time to snap some more pictures out there.Take care catch you later, think I have a bit of catching up to do. Bye..

Spring Time '

Well I think just about everyone looks forward to Spring. Especially the first signs of the Daffodils and Snowdrops. 
A few weeks ago one of the Fir Trees had to be cut down. It was down to it obstructing the power lines . Gosh I miss that tree , although she did have a slight tilt. Piles of Logs for an open fire, if you may wish. My neighbors where delighted when I said you may help yourselves. In return they gave me a few bottles of Wine. 

How's the Wild life here in the garden, not an awful going on. I think we tend to forget from year to year. Maybe it is a quiet time for them feeding and seeking out a mate. They know when the time is ready. At least the 2 Acres here are there for the taking , and the wildlife can help themselves. 

At least there is a bit of color coming in to the garden now. 

It's quite dreary out there at the moment..But the South East of England are having 20c  quite a sunny day and warm. 
Maybe it will make it way over here to the South West. 
Enjoy your Weekend