local wildlife
15 June 2015
Here is a bit of what's growing in the garden at the moment. I haven't done as much gardening this summer as I'd hoped, but other events have got in the way a bit (more on this coming up) so Ive been a bit too busy. Lots of weeds are out growing the plants, but these are the strong ones that are fighting their corners ; )
very triumphant fox gloves, ain't much gonna stand in their way.
my first time growing corn flowers, I love them so much.
and the honeysuckle archway is doing really well, and the bumblebees love it.
those geraniums would grow through concrete given half the chance.
a new bench that I painted, many a cup of tea has been supped here (whilst contemplating pulling up said weeds).
our Nipper's toms and strawberries look like they might actually produce something edible.
I went back to the stream in the evening and spied two adult coots sort of looking for something, so I ran back home to get the coot chick, and see if it would go back to it's mum and dad...
The next morning I went back again to see any sign of it, and amazingly, there were two adult coots with the chick in the middle, attentively feeding it in turn. Ahhhhhhhhh
I bet that chick had some stories to tell to it's mum...near death experience, then spending the day in our kitchen, ha ha!
whale purse
6 June 2015
May has been rather fruitful for Rust Jewellery, and that means that I am now a very busy person. I sometimes feel like I am trying to keep my head above water, with work, and all the other stuff that you have to do on top of work. That's why I usually find myself in my shed, doing things that are totally pointless, casually ignoring that very long list of things I 'should' be doing.
So that leads me to present the latest article from the shed...a whale purse, of course! why not? naturally...
I used the same pattern that I made for the whale mobile I made a few years ago (I always keep the patterns I make for the future, just in case ; )
I dream about having enough free time to start a little online shop for my handmade bits and bobs...one day...when I'm retired ; )
my first customer...
( I love the photo above, she'd actually just trodden in something disagreeable)
Our nipper is really into going to the shop, she loves the whole 'paying' bit, so I put a pound coin in there for her to save for her next shop trip. She usually likes to buy a mini milk, or a chocolate egg.
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