For a couple of weeks I have been wondering where the butterflies have gone. But I think I wonder this every year. It is not until the buddleia comes out that we really see them in great numbers. They are skittish creatures. Not only do butterflies flutter by, but they also dip up and down…
Category: cutting patch
Club Tropicana
Let me take you to the place Where membership’s a smiling face Brush shoulders with the stars Where strangers take you by the hand And welcome you to wonderland From beneath their panamas Club Tropicana, drinks are free Fun and sunshine, there’s enough for everyone All that’s missing is the sea But don’t worry, you…
Moon Landings
I called this post ‘Moon Landings’ because as I stood here delighting in my cutting patch, I was amazed at how many spaceships zoomed in and hovered over. If you look closely near the top left of the next picture, you might just see a UFO. Now like all UFO sightings, the image is…
Pata Pata
To accompany this post about my cutting patch, I suggest you have a little soundtrack of Pata Pata by Miriam Mikeba. This song expresses perfectly how it feels to be waking up to warm temperatures, blue skies and new flowers! I extended my cutting patch this year. Well, Stevie extended it. I already had one…
Minibeasts
I have been having more fun with my macro lens, and thought I would share the pics. There are quite a lot of marvellous minibeasts here, which I’m hoping nature-types can help me identify. I have to say that having this lens is adding to my enjoyment of the garden. I was aware of the…
