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| no basket ball this summer |
It was beautifully warm when
we went out cycling this morning through the woods. In fact the woods have disappeared. They have been cropping the chestnut again
and there were just a few tall pines left.
Everything will soon grow back though. I saw a young fox run out in
front of us and then disappear along one of the woodland tracks. We dropped steeply down into the valley and
the temperature suddenly turned quite icy before we climbed Scotsman’s Hill and
came out again into the warm sunshine.
“Scotsman’s bottom was very
cold this morning wasn’t it,” Paul said.
I nearly fell off my bike giggling after he said that.
The heat is rising as the
day progresses. I picked strawberries
and raspberries and we had lunch on the terrace. I have spent the afternoon mooching around
the garden, dead heading the roses, reading a bit, and just absorbing the
sights and sounds of summer. Laaaaazy!
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| I'm not too sure about the psychedelic petunias |
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| passion flower peeping through the leaves |
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| my bed for the afternoon |
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| the ferns are doing well from last year |
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| the sparrows favourite roost at the top of the barn |
Everything looks beautiful and peaceful there! I especially love the picture of the sparrow. :)
ReplyDeleteIt would be peaceful if the sparrows didn't make so much noise!
DeleteI like the look of your bed area for the afternoon.
ReplyDeleteMy favourite spot for chilling out.
DeleteWe have two pots of the same petunias. Now I know what they are! I like anything with colour
ReplyDeletePaul chooses the petunias and I get to choose the geraniums.
DeleteSounds idyllic to me - what better way to spend the days?
ReplyDeleteWe are lucky,it's a pretty good life.
DeleteHope the bottom warmed up nicely.
ReplyDeleteAlways chilly there in the morning.
DeleteI put Busy Lizzies in some of our pots, then when Lad M returned from Oz, she took them all out and replaced them with Petunias. I'm not good with flowers.
ReplyDeletePaul likes to do his own thing, I don't interfere too much.
DeleteMay is my best month for sights, sounds, scents, and smells from farm fields.
ReplyDeleteYour home is very pretty; seems very peaceful there too.
Greetings Maria x
I think May and June are my favourite months.
DeleteIt all looks idyllic - not so with 'sounds' though when i think of Scotsman's Bottom!
ReplyDeletePerhaps we should re-christen it Fern Gully or something more poetic!
DeleteI wanted to say it was idyllic, too, but many comments have already used that description already! I long for some heat, here. I hope you enjoyed yourself that afternoon, taking it all in. -Jenn
ReplyDeleteIt's a beautiful part of the world, far from the madding crowd.
DeleteThe Scotsman must have been wearing his kilt!
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