Robins on the doorstep

This is the view from my back door each time I return home or even just walk into the kitchen.

You may not be able to see too clearly in amongst the plants (weeds) and the collected items of oddness which I have gathered together as I've found them when digging, but there are a pair of robins awaiting my attention. 

There are actually about 6 adult robins that visit the garden regularly but today it was these two waiting for me.

They are all in various stages of moult and there are a couple of youngsters about who are just beginning to develope their red breasts.

These two though have different tastes, the one on the doormat likes the mealworms best whilst the one by the outside doormat likes the suet pellets.  Not that I spoil them at all of course!  And I have to make sure that I launch a few suet pellets up on the flower bed to keep the sparrows amused as they have also learnt to appear when they see me in the kitchen.

Not a particularly great photo but after dinner, a spot of sunbathing is required.

I am so lucky to be able to follow these little feathered ones through the year, mind you, I have absolutely no idea to which pair the youngster belongs as they have already done their job of kicking him or her out to fend for itself, not without it figuring out how to get food out of me mind you!

Take care,

Til next time

Sal

Baggy Point and the sheep.

I found the sheep!

Have not been for a walk up round Baggy Point for ages and finally got the time together to get out there yesterday.  Found all the black sheep which reside there over the other side of the headland over looking Woolacombe and Mortehoe.

For all the cloud cover and what appeared to be impending rain, it was hot and dry for the duration, which was fortunate seems as I failed to pack any waterproofs!

Right now I have to get back to the sewing machine, I have a lot of stock to be making up and a number of custom orders to finish designing and finalising with the customers.

Take care, til next time

Sal x

The Wilds of the Garden

A splash of beauty from the garden!

Well, to be honest it is whatever wild flowers I could find in amongst the wilderness that is currently masquerading as a garden.

The garden has taken a bit of a backseat in my world lately but I am hoping that I will get some more time to get out there and fetch it back into the fabulous condition that I know it once was.  There was clearly a proper plants-person that lived here once upon a time and it is initially going to be a case of investigating the goodies that are still present and making sure that they can thrive once more.

For now, I need to go and sort some food out for the dog and then for myself having just about got over the horror of finding rancid milk on my cereal this morning (brand new bottle of milk only opened today and still in date by ages - a complaint has been made - I was hungry!)

Well take care for now, til next time

Sal xx

Shall I start again?

Well, I've never been on time!!

Better late than never, Happy New Year to you all out there.

 

That is, if there is still anyone out there.  I've not been blogging for ages but am getting the desire to do so once more.  Just looking back at last year's few posts it would seem that there is plenty to be catching up on as its all changed, again!!

 

Well, til next time, maybe it wont be so long this time

Take care all x

Magic photos and boxes of sunshine.

 

This morning I popped into Marwood Hill Gardens as I had read that it was apparently possible to view the eclipse safely on water.  Not sure that I would agree with that as it felt way too bright to do so, I stuck to the pin hole camera instead but did have a lovely walk around in the peace and quiet, taking photos.  The ducks and geese on the lake were pottering about, not sure whether they should be up and about or going back to bed!

 

George as usual was watching the fish.  Not at all sure what he makes of them but he can spend hours simply staring into the water and knows exactly which way to go to get to the lake.

 

One of the photos I took was of the statue of Dr Smart, the founder of the gardens and afterwards I noticed that there was an image of the sun in front of the statue.  A clever trick with the sunlight, camera and the water running infront most likely although I have no idea how it worked but this was the only place I could get this to happen (I tried in various other places once I discovered it!).

 

I was very impressed with my pin hole camera, made it very simply following some online instructions and it worked a treat!

 

This is the image shining onto the screen of the pinhole camera box

 

 

And this is the viewing aperture of the box camera, I am easily amused with simple things!

Right now, in the usual fashion, I have to go and find some food!  Been up at the workshop most of the rest of the day, am pretty sure I have caught the sun, face is feeling a little pink!

Take care all, til next time xx

Here it is!

The fireplace has been rediscovered and set to work!

Not going to show you the view from behind the camera just yet, this is the only one I am looking at for tonight.  Quite a few more boxes have been unpacked and it would seem that my furniture was custom made for this room, I am beginning to love it and I think it just may work perfectly. 

The room is huge and I am intending to set up an area for me to do my sewing, something which I haven't done for a few years now and I am very much looking forward to breaking out the fabrics again!

For now though, I have to eat!  Late supper infront of the fire with something easy to watch on telly me thinks.

Take care all, til next time

Sal x

100 and counting

I've reached the first milestone of 100 items which I have redistributed out of my home!  Feeling quite accomplished at my ability to do this as I usually cannot get rid of anything, which is frustrating seems as I don't like clutter!  At the rate which I can fill my home with stuff it will become very costly to just keep moving to bigger and bigger homes, and of course totally un-doable (is that even a word?)  So I guess that now will not be the time to list the number of things that I have managed to acquire or purchase since the beginning of the year!  I have had some very lovely friends gift me items which I have really needed and can't possibly fashion from what I already have and also I did manage to find some exceptional bargains in the past week or so, again all items which could not be sourced from what I already have.

 

Today's goal is to get to my fireplace!

Its behind this lot.

Honest!

Will let you know if I get there, so back I must go to the boxes, no idea what is in them as I didn't write on all of them when I was packing up, thought it would keep me entertained, now I am not so sure!!

Take care all, til next time

Sal x