Sweet in Pink

Sweet pea.  Nikon D7000

8th July 2016

The perennial sweet pea plant is now in bloom and there are a decent crop of pink flowers all over it.

I must remember to try to keep dead-heading it and removing the pods so that the blooms continue for a good time.

The first of the fallen

Fallen Apples.  Canon S120

7th July 2016

The cooking apple tree has lots of trainee fruit on it, however, the first few are starting to drop.

There is always a thinning, but the tree has always had an issue with 'issues'.  

I will wait a few more weeks for the fruit to ripen a tad more before I start to turn them into crumbles; there is only so much 'sour' I can take.

Nuts and Beetles

Nut and Beetle, Nikon D7000

6th July 2016

The hazelnuts on the tree are improving daily; they are swelling and developing all the proper shapes that nuts should have.

The local beetles seem to think that there may be future promise too.

All frills

Poppy.  Nikon D7000

5th July 2016

The veg plot is doing far better at growing weeds again this year than veg.

The fruit trees and bushes are doing well, and at least many of the 'weeds' like this poppy look really rather pretty.

If nettles looked pretty, I may not hate them so much, given they zapped me again today :(

Significant Wood

Wood shed.  Nikon D7000

4th July 2016

After a fair effort with the saw, the woodshed is looking well stacked.  Although the weather is still warm, having lost weight, the Winter may feel colder....

False, but feisty

False Widow Spider.  Canon S120

3rd July 2016

I have mined my way to the back of the wood stack now.   The wood shed is not empty however ....

A shine of the torch causes a scurry of motion as the spiders all look for new crevices to hide in.

There are quite a high proportion of 'interesting' spiders too; the false widows not only look like their deadly cousins, but apparently can give a fair bite too.

Luckily they do not have the venom content :)

Dusty

Moth.  Canon S120

2nd July 2016

While sorting out some more of the wood in the garden, I found this moth hiding amongst the planks.

It was covered in dust from the wood, even though moths seem quite good at making their own dust from their wings.