Birds, Animals & Benches 2 (n a bit o polycave)

wow stevie it looks fantastic!!! love those archway type shots through the polycave door with the twin passions!!!!

and so lovely to see the morning glory ~ mine all died :-(, what a good thing i gave them to you and lulu ~ hers is growing too!!

what a lovely place you live in, do they call it Stevie's Ark round there?

love those shots of the chickens in the watering cans, and the beetle!!

everything seems to be growing so well!!!

Gold medal blog stevie ~ loved it.

oh and those daisies ~ real superstars!!!

Its been on 3 SECONDS!!!!!!!!!! lol

You can count on Sticki Stevie:)
Lovely blog, lovely surroundings. Nice to see you enjoying it:)

Wow a newt, a chicken drinking out of a watering can (cute)
Arabella..........well, ok ish!

Gotta come visit your polytunnel.

All those plants on your bench, please come and take a few of my spares!

Are you feeding your neighbours cat?

And the morning glory!!!!

it took me 2.7 seconds to read it!!!!!!!!!!????????????

i love those beetles, i dont think they look common at all.

and that superb acer just lighting up the scene, what a stunner!

Everytime I see a beetle it reminds me of you photographing one! Also reminds me of the poem 'Alexander Beetle'!
Right off to light the fire and peel some spuds!

I know that poem!!!! brought up on it!!!!

Not much of a poem if you ask me
''Right off to light the fire and peel some spuds!''
hardly a classic!

Im sure its in every golden treasury in the land!!!!

now what does spuds rhyme with ???

Enjoyed that blog Stevie!!

there are more than 20 buds on that passionflower arent there??

Light the fire and peel the spuds
Count those passionflower buds

I like the hen comando in a grass jungle. Were you the leader? Lol. :) What is it Gnuts? Is it the name of that cat? He looks very firendly with you.

Gnuts is indeed the cat Katarina, lives in the hedge

I remember him :)) Seems he likes you.

love your blog,really enjoyed it!

great blog..love the hen getting a drink :)

Ta folks, yes I dont think I have ever seen a chicken drinking this way.

Lol Sticki! Good wee rhyme.

I like the chicken getting a drink too, but GNuts is my favourite.

Thanks folks nice to get some nice comments from nice people : )
Had another one in the shower room, (see pic) back he goes

Enjoyed your blog very much

Thanks Clarice glad you liked it.

Just found another small newt in the shower room, dont know where they are coming from!

love it Stevie. is Gnut...pronounced like Gnu...with a t on the end? kind of sounds a bit like newt? You'll have to do some newt spotting. Get Gnut to help...my cat Rufus is my cricket spotter...if one gets out of the gecko's aquarium he finds it and brings it to me...a little battered and worse for the wear. He's a helper!
enjoyed the blog!

Hi Lori, not seen you in w while, well short for GingerNuts or if female GinaNuts : ) (nuts as in likes living in his box in the bush) cheers

Gnut and newt!! Lurve baby newts, so cute. Found one in my pond last week,,,,,,, was very excited. They are so perfect.

Gnut has it all then, aye Stevie? People who know he's there and look out for him...(and feed him, right?) and a box all his own in the big wide world. Lucky, lucky boy/girl!

Ah yes Lori he/she gets alot of attention and food from those around him/her, I noticed GNuts getting a bit bigger abd seems very happy

I should have read more carefully...is Gnuts still a kitten then? Our Rufus is just seven months and he looks full grown but still likes to play...and he's spoiled (a bit) because I can't help myself. Have a good life Gnuts...
Noticed your pic of the morning glories...love those things. I tried growing Moon Flowers this year..(large white morning glories) when they germinate the cotyledon leaves are five times the size of a regular MG. I had planted them at the same time as the castor bean and I was confused at first as to which was which...the MF are just starting to climb..will post when there's something to see!...hope i get some huge flowers.

Great blog Stevie. Are you making any money from your 'stall' there? My new passion flower has three buds on now, it has been so slow, cannot wait to see them open now. Love the chooks, so inquisitive.

a little bit of cash has trickled in but its spare plants only so not meant as a commercial endeavour. well the passions just love the polytunnel heat but bear with it : )

I will :)

Loved your blog. Felt as if I was having a wander around your garden not knowing what I would find round the corner. Lucky you to have cat , dog and chickens and a goose not forgetting the little fellows.Noticed I have got some spindly looking Morning Glories coming through from last year, hope they keep going.

thank you : ) The animals are not mine and the cat is out resident stray come to live : )