Notice all the trees in our now visible Ash Forest 🙂 Well now that Sand has Sooooo much time on her hands, she decided to de-Bramble the wall between the Garden and the First Field. As you can see, she has been going at full pelt. While raking the bank a few stones became dislodged and underneath some of them, she counted two Slowworms and a Lizard escaping for cover. I expect by the…
Greenfinches & stuff
Just seen a pair of Greenfinches on the Ash tree in the Garden mound. While Sitting in the conservatory having a cup of tea a brown speckled Butterfly flew – or blew – past. Not sure if the type , but probably a small Tortoiseshell. Today started off with finishing clearing all the bramble from the driveway that Sand started last week. We don’t seem to have taken a before, but this is what…
Walking the policies.
Having a walk through the policies noting what’s been growing early this time of year….
Greater Periwinkle, Hairy Bitter Cress & Herb Robert
We seem to have a rather large section right in the corner at the bottom of the garden, where Greater Periwinkle is growing. It is quite an expansive area, so must have been growing for a few years – I wonder why we have missed seeing it before. Also seen the first sighting this year of Hairy Bitter Cress and….. ….Herb Robert, although is not a particularly nice specimen.
The Star Inn. Porkellis
Third time lucky trying to eat at the Star Inn in Porkellis. Despite the limited menu – which can be a good sign- the Haloumi Burgers were delicious. We even got our own personalised Table Reserved sign. Yummy. Forgot to take a piccy before we destacked it – it was a good 6 inches high.
Full on Policies Management
Another first, with some drastic coppicing of the row of trees at the First Field edge of the garden. Over the years the willow and scrubby bush have rather stifled the rather nice Ash trees that we believe were planted about 15 years ago. Before we started hacking. Before we started hacking. I think the above is the leafy bit of Spanish Bluebells. Sister Sandi getting stuck in The chainsaw starting to pay for…