Suesie and I have both endured heavy colds these last few days. Annoyingly, I'd spent the past few weeks diligently taking an autumn, virus-busting tonic made from simmered flax, fenugreek and fennel seeds which tastes ok, but feels like downing curdled frog's spawn. I'm not kicking myself though, we've been through some pretty massive life changes of late, so perhaps it's not surprising.
Eastbourne's first "Seedy Sunday" event was a huge success and we managed to pick up a few more native plants. Also, I had a chat with a meadow growing expert who told me it wasn't too late to sow. As a result, I bought one of his seed mixes and will hopefully be sowing our new meadow once energy returns.
Tasks in the garden at present are mainly bird feeding and keeping the pond leaf-free. One of the joys of keeping a nature journal is being able to look back and compare the changes from previous years. This time last year, it was particularly mild and the pond was still alive with pond scaters. This year it's been a bit cooler and for the most part the pond looks empty of life save for the masses of weed and the odd snail chomping through. Yesterday though, I came face to face with this lovely bush cricket still enduring the November winds.
Eastbourne's first "Seedy Sunday" event was a huge success and we managed to pick up a few more native plants. Also, I had a chat with a meadow growing expert who told me it wasn't too late to sow. As a result, I bought one of his seed mixes and will hopefully be sowing our new meadow once energy returns.
Tasks in the garden at present are mainly bird feeding and keeping the pond leaf-free. One of the joys of keeping a nature journal is being able to look back and compare the changes from previous years. This time last year, it was particularly mild and the pond was still alive with pond scaters. This year it's been a bit cooler and for the most part the pond looks empty of life save for the masses of weed and the odd snail chomping through. Yesterday though, I came face to face with this lovely bush cricket still enduring the November winds.