Catching up and garden

Will start with some photos from yesterday. On our way home after we had lunch and bought bulbs we stopped at the duck pond as we h ad the last of our duck food in the car.

Pictures of the garden centre purchases.

The cats were taken back by the new mat, Blue particularly took quite a while before she would go out!

Another photo of the trip is one that Tina sent me, I adore this donkey and he brays really loudly, you can hear him all over the park!

The twin headed sunflower in the garden is so pretty.

This morning Bel came round and we had a good chat. After lunch I went to see  Carol and Sal as I haven’t been helping out this week and wanted to see how they were getting on. Going to give them a hand on Monday. On the way back I called in at Countdown for a tub of fat balls for the birds. Terry was working in there and convinced me to buy this pile of raspberry packs for two pound. Most of them had started to go mouldy but went through them and manage to get a few!

I cooked them in a little water with a little sugar and it is delicious, will use it on cereal on with other fruit.nthere isn’t a lot but I will enjoy it.

I went out in the garden for a while to continue working on the area I started yesterday. I didn’t take a before picture but it was in a similar state to the first picture. Need to get some nice colourful winter plants now!

Tina and Darren went down to the sea and had fish and chips and Tina put her car on charge. She sent me this photo as it was an nice sky.

I was up really early today so will not be doing a lot this evening, just endeavour to stay awake until bedtime!

Lots more animals and birds!

A couple of nights ago Darren nearly trod on a couple of hedgehogs that were near the  greenhouse so last night when I got back from visiting Sarah it was dark so I went straight out into the back garden. Sure enough there were two hedgehogs on the lawn. One picture yu can make out taken with the phone!

Today went off with Tina to visit Filey Bird Park. A bit like yesterday will just post photos with the occasional comment. I took well over seventy photos so have been deciding on what to add otherwise it would take me forever to write the post, let alone rad it!

This willow walk is new.

I love the rheas and more pics later as we walked round twice!

This bird was eating a piece of apple so daintily!

We asked a gardener the name of this plant, it is a flowering pineapple and is a bulb. Tina looked up nd it seems there is only one company in the uk that sells them!

This parrot was having great fun playing with the bell!

He was a handsome fellow!

We went to Eastfield garden centre where we had a tasty lunch and I bought some bulbs for a change! Also got a new door mat, will take a photo for tomorrow.

I have been out this evening and spent over an hour in the garden, so a pretty full day.

Feathered and furry friends

Not going to waffle on today, just put photos and the odd comment where necessary. Been trying to capture some wildlife in the garden.

The robin, a ground feeder really but was determined to have a nibble! Had quite a few blurred images before I got this one.

We don’t see a dunnock out in the open often.

The chaffinch, another ground feeder, was even more determined than the robin.

And he cracked it!

There was a hollyhock flower just outside the summer house and it was blowing in the strong wind. Took several pics like the first one but eventually got it in focus!

One more flower picture because I liked it against the green.

Haven’t sat out with the camera so much lately so it was very enjoyable.