Tuesday, 28 April 2020

Outings to the pond

25 April 2020

Saturday night out at the pond - so much to see, every day something new emerges.  Most evenings we end the day sitting by the water with a cup of tea or miso soup.  But the weekends are special, and may involve a little alcohol.

 Fabulous blue iris are now appearing.

 My favourite wild flower - gladioli invade the hugel beds (to my delight!)

 Multicoloured lily pads (and under water, only just visible, our first lily flower bud)

 A basket of goodies for sitting out with on a Saturday evening: wine, water, and olives.

 Bee numbers are still increasing - we have now seen a second field of hives close by.  The favourite drinking places are like Heathrow used to be - constant arrivals and departures.  Best not to get in the way of the bee-line.

 Under water, tadpoles are nibbling away at my poor struggling valerian.

More incredible iris.

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