Same spring season, same garden, same day
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Flowering Cherry Blossom
Yesterday when it was sunny……
White picket fence and rambling daisies on a sunny afternoon across the road.
Some soft spring shades
Our Japanese Maple has relished the warm, calm conditions we have experienced this week and has responded by showing off its spring range of colours. Enjoy!
Wordless Wednesday
Wordless Wednesday
Down but not out
Two days of relentless gales had flattened my newly flowering daffodils.
I rescued what I could and bought the flowers inside to enjoy.
I see today that the remaining leaves and damaged flowers have almost returned to their previous height. Winter is very much with us still despite these early spring flowers showing a brave face to remind us of things yet to come.
From flower to fruit
A short photo essay of my neighbour’s apple tree, as seen from my garden.
Spring 2014 until yesterday……..almost eating time.
Dublin Bay
This rose appears to be a double bloom on Dublin Bay today.
Reinforcements were called for
Demand at the 500ml sugar water feeder was far exceeding supply. So after discussions regarding siting an additional, 1 litre capacity feeder, the order was placed.
Keith at Backyard Birds, up north, as we say here in New Zealand, responds promptly and efficiently to email orders. Earlier this week a large, well packaged parcel arrived and Tui happiness was unwrapped.
A family member commented that the Tui now have a wine fridge on the right and a beer fridge on the left.
The Tui definitely love having two options. The squabbles, flapping, singing at each other, “beaking”, flying at each other, puffing up, and carolling have NOT stopped but my refilling duties have lessened somewhat.
Tui are the first birds to call the dawn which is increasingly early as we head to the longest day and they are often at the feeder in almost total darkness at night time.
I don’t quite manage a day as long as that so knowing there is greater capacity available to them as they nest and raise young is really reassuring.
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