Half full or empty? – 2022/26
on 2nd July 2022
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It’s high summer and many of the plants and flowers are dormant, but not the Bougainvillea
Collecting seeds – 2022/24
on 18th June 2022
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The heat is on and it is also a time of year when if there is some evening cloud, we get to see beautiful sunsets.
Ramping it up – 2022/23
on 11th June 2022
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Summer’s here but the going doesn’t stop It’s been another busy week in Dol.
Creating a stink – 2022/22
on 4th June 2022
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June is the time of year when you have to move quickly to pick all the ripe fruit before it starts to fall off the trees.
Feeling sorry for myself – 2022/21
on 28th May 2022
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This is the time of peak flowering. Soon with the arrival of the heat of summer, many species will preserve moisture and energy and take a siesta.
Flower power – 2022/18
on 7th May 2022
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Flower power This week: Flower power; The world’s weather is inextricability linked; Cow vetch; More Wild flowers; Meanwhile…; The Wild Boar are steadily getting closer to home. Whether that is because their numbers are increasing here on the island or … Read More
Thinking of Spring – 2022/17
on 30th April 2022
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The Golden Oriole have arrived back this week. I want to try and get a better photograph of one this year…
Nothing cracked, nothing broken – 2022/16
on 23rd April 2022
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It is the time of year when everything is coming into flower. Where ever you go, the colours look magnificent.
How long does it take? – 2022/14
on 9th April 2022
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Everywhere there is blossom and in places young fruit visible on my orchard trees. Spring has well and truly arrived!
They’re back – 2022/12
on 26th March 2022
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Trees are in blossom everywhere you look at the moment. Soon the apples and pears, then the cherries. Spring is such a lovely time of year.