Awesome big clouds against a blue sky.
(c) K Wicks
Clouds – 17.05.21
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Cloudy day – 18.05.21
It was another cloudy day.
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Hegdegog!
I really didn’t think I would ever see one in my garden as it appears to be fully fenced. But a few nights ago, our dog just wouldn’t come in and was extra interested in the far corner. I jokingly said its probably a hedgehog not believing it could be. But I was actually right!
Because the dog sniffed around so much, I think it was quite scared. I probably didn’t help by shining a light on it and taking pictures but wanted to document it being there.
I now know there is a small hole at the back of the fence behind the compost bin, so am glad nature found its way in. Our garden has an awful lot of snails, slugs and worms so think it’s well catered for. Hopefully it will visit again some time.
(c) K Wicks
World Bee Day 2021
I have been naming more bees this year from my old pics and seems there are more than I thought. There is a Bee Talk this evening with the Wessex Museum which I am quite excited about ‘attending’ so may know more later. But for now, here is a small selection of bees that I think I have named correctly for you to enjoy.
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Bigroot Geranium
This is called a big root geranium. I didn’t know this when I got it, thinking it was just a normal geranium like my grandma used to have. Nope, this one is different.
Starting as just an ordinary small plant i bought for my wedding anniversary a couple of years ago. It’s growing and spreading. Creating a small little patch of green and pink. It’s lovely. Smells a bit weird when you touch the leaves, but the bugs like it.
The bees however, love it. There were 3 different types yesterday, but they move quickly so not the easiest to catch!
I have now taken a section of it and planted in another pot, so I can move some of that awesome pink colour around the garden.
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Cloudy day – 16.05.21
Cloudy days.
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Strawberry patches
I bought two strawberry plants a couple of years ago. One with white flowers, one with red flowers. I didn’t realise the red one was just ornamental, or must be as no strawberries on it last year. And so far this year, no red flowers on it either. Maybe the other one took over, as per the picture further down.
These are three different patches of strawberries now flowering. If you didn’t know, strawberries spread, going as far as you let them.
One box now has them all the way along. And, although I didn’t plant any potatoes in this one this year, we have potatoes coming up! I guess I didn’t find all of last years and they’re coming back. Funny because I’ve planted potatoes in the next bed along this year.
At the end of the strawberry box, we also have a mingled corner with rosemary, parsley and winter jasmine.
Lots of green at the moment in the garden with small spots of colour coming through. Another couple of months and I am expecting a lot of colour 🙂 One of last years strawberries below, so I’m hopeful of at least a few more this year!
(c) K Wicks
Orchid Shadows
A rather nice light was coming through the kitchen window yesterday onto the orchids. I went and grabbed my colourful oil painting as a background for some orchid shadows.
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Jumping Spiders
I have been trying to work out what all the little jumping spiders are. I knew there were lots of different ones, I just hadn’t realised how many I had seen. Once I started looking closely at my pictures, I started to notice quite big difference.
In Spain they were very friendly little spiders. In the UK, so not much and they are, well, jumpy. I figured the heat out there slows everything down, wildlife included. But I have still captured a number recently, they don’t stop for long if at all, so only a few UK ones included.
Some of the names may be off, but I think they’re mostly correct.
I just used to think there was one type of jumping spider, the little black and white one I called them as a kid. Now I know better!
(c) K Wicks
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