The strawberries have begun to ripen.
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Strawberries 2024
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Snail
Just passing by.
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Leopard Slug
A new find for me in the garden, a leopard slug just happened to be out in full view well into the morning. So I relocated it and got to appreciate its markings, looking like a fingerprint texture through the spots.
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Roses
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Bluetit 2024
We have bluetits again, caught this one rummaging, and might explain why some of the growing redcurrants looked missing a few! Well, them and the sparrows, quite busy so far this year for birds.
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Growing season 2024
Growing season is well underway, now its just a battle between the plants and the slugs. Although I have taken to updating the sil tray to accommodate more inside on the window sil.
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Garden spiders
After downloading some of last years photos finally from my camera, amd this years so far, it seems there have been quite a few spiders. So I put them together to show how many different spiders you can get in a small garden.
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Spring buds and berries
Growing season has now had a good boost with the warm weather and sunshine. The buds and berries are coming along nicely.
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Bumble bee on geranium
This one dropped onto the ground and needed a bit of help, once put on the geranium was super lively again.
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Blue Mason Bee
Another treat, after accidently disturbing this little bee while gardening, it crawled onto my hand and warmed up for 10 minutes before setting off. Then popped back a short while later for some rest and pollen from the nearby geranium I thought it might like.
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