Organising a RAID This week: Organising a RAID; The end of Autumn; Santa came early to Dol; Reimagining history; We had one dry day this week! During six wet days, I have recorded 71mm of rain. This means two things. … Read More
All in the name of love This week: The machinery Konoba; Ready, steady, move; All in the name of love; It’s Saturday afternoon again, the wind has dropped and all I can hear through my study windows is bird song. … Read More
Just a minor crash This week: Just three cables; Just a minor crash; A bit of caddying; The place next door; The mosquitoes are still flying. However that said, they are flying more slowly, and there are fewer of them. … Read More
The September equinox heralds the approach of winter, so preparation is the order of the day.
While almost everything else wilts with the heat, just one or two local plants seem to thrive in the parched orchards.
De-cluttering is a term that is in vogue at the moment. I tend to “rationalise”. To me, de-cluttering means ‘getting rid’, rationalisation means tidying up, sorting out and a trip to the recycling bins…
There is something magical about sunlight reflecting off newly fallen rain drops. Here on a Passionflower.
Another job this week has been removing and folding the shade netting which has surrounded the citrus trees since November. It left an almost weed free area under the trees.
Take a few minutes each day to wander along the local foot paths and your eyes will be delighted by the profusion of wild flowers
A summer storm passes to the north of the island, with not a single drop of rain landing in Dol.