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Are We the Lucky Ones?

Whether it be a small flower plot, a productive vegetable patch or a verdant acre,...

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29 Apr, 2020
Bigbumblebee

One of 'those' days.

Before I launch into this I'd just like to mention that I neither own ( nor want...

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24 Apr, 2020
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Oops! I forgot to mention...

My previous blog 'Hawk' was prompted by a delightful and well worth viewing blog...

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22 Apr, 2020
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Hawk (with acknowledgements to 'Snake' by D.H.Lawrence and a nod to Gerard Manly Hopkins).

A Sparrow-hawk came to my Alder tree On a cold, cold day, And I for warmth beside...

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22 Apr, 2020
Bigbumblebee

I'm suffering from wind!

Last night's weather forecast said that the strong and biting south-easterlies we've...

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15 Apr, 2020
Bigbumblebee

The Friday Night Wurble

It's often difficult to tell, with plants, how obliging or otherwise they're going...

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10 Apr, 2020
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A Breath of Spring

What sweet delight the sight of you instils In this tired soul borne low by winter's...

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8 Apr, 2020
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I'm still here!

Hello everybody! It's good to see some familiar names still in the blogs, although...

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8 Apr, 2020
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From the wet 'n' windy Southwest

What better way to spend a cold, grey and wet July afternoon (tic) than looking through...

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17 Jul, 2011
Bigbumblebee

Gasteropods and Gastronomes

What is it with snails and paper? There's not a darned packet, bottle or jar in my...

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3 Jul, 2011
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It's there...somewhere!

'Down in the jungle, something stirred' (apologies to Mr. Kipling). No, not he of...

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2 Jul, 2011
Bigbumblebee

Time and Tide

Hello again everyone! If any of you have been away from your garden for any length...

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20 May, 2010
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