Sunset

Last nights sunset



made me smile!

Despondent in the Garden!

Its a bright sunny day today so I told myself I had to go out into the garden! I don't usually need encouragement, but I have totally lost the will to be out there. I could go as far as saying 'I Hate Gardening'!
I know you think my garden looks good, but to me it looks a right old mess. I remember when we first moved in and it was all lawn, so the girls could play, camp, cycle etc etc it used to look so big. Now its claustrophobic!
I had to top up the coal bunkers with the pre-packed coal so moved these bags from here



to here,



which of course I shouldn't have done becuase of my back, but I can't wait for hubby as he is having to work exceptionally long hours nowadays!
Under these bags I found three of these





I plan to put the cat trap here,



as we still have not trapped the wretched feral cat. Although I have a plan B if this doesn't work as when I tidied up the front garden there was a strong smell of un-neutered tom and I haven't smelt it in the back garden for awhile now!
So moving down the garden I raked up the leaves. Leaves and gravel do not go!



I moved this




and found this...



we have always had newts since we had the pond, I just haven't seen any for ages and ages. So I very carefully replaced the pot!
Now you would have thought it would have cheered me up to see these frogs and newts and yes to a certain extent it does.


So I moved further on to rake up the leaves from the lawn,



normally I enjoy being out looking at what is about, how I can improve on last year, what might work better etc etc. but the spark ain't there.





Behind the greenhouse is a right old mish mash of mess clutter, some of it rubbish some of it to be used again.




I think since my back I am scared to be laid up, it only takes that one stretch too many and I am on my back, so to speak. I want to do so much but I hold back, so becuase of this I am suppressing my enjoyment.
I think also there comes a time when you don't know where to start or what to do and usually inspiration will come in the shape of a friend or family member.
I have always enjoyed doing something different in the garden, but I'm wondering if it is the right thing to do. Maybe I should go back to the good old cottage garden. Get rid of the big greenhouse which does take up an awful lot of room. But I know me, the preverbial butterfly, maybe I should wait a little while longer and see.
I think I could save up my pennies and egt some help in the garden next year to do the heavier jobs that I can't do and lets hope my enthusiasum returns!

Nearly Forgot!

I nearly forgot to blog today!!! So would have failed my self imposed 30 day blog challenge. Been rather busy. Can't say what but it was to do with Christmas & Presents!!!

Anyway I have come up with a few more designs





plus I have a few more different ideas in the design book.

Over at the Potting Shed we are approaching our Autumn Swap opening day, I recieved my pressie in the post today, but I have to be good and wait!!!!!

Sooooooo Warm!

Woodlands World Sauna here!!!

Its mild outside and the Rayburn has gone bonkers, so I am in a strappy top and cropped light weight trousers and bare feet! We toyed with letting it out at the weekend, but with the continual rain it gets mighty damp and the washing would never dry. So we soldier on and keep all the windows open.

Mind you according to my other residents its chilly and they need to stay warm!



oh sorry did I disturb you Jake?



close enough to the radiator Sassy?



What are they like and they have a permanent fur coat!! Tango is out and about at the moment!

Whilst I was looking out the window this morning I saw this...



can you see? You may need to click on it to enlarge it. At the top of the Leylandii (Big Xmas Tree). The heron!! Didn't visit my pond as its well netted to stop the leaves haha!

Outside for a change!

I have blogged very little about my garden. Mainly due to the awful weather we have been having! But today started of dry and bright with sunshine.

So outside I went, the veg patch is quite bare at the moment.



This bed I want to move, very little grows well here, I think its down to the high fence with the huge hedge behind it. Anyway we intend to slab it and put the bar-b-que here and at the far end by the blue chairs I shall hopefully move my Indian Bean Tree. The bed is going...



down here where the chickens where on the right



at the end of the bed on the left I thought I might put a triangular bed and use it for strawberries. My neighbour has a strawberry bed and she got loads. I want loads too!! The only thing stopping me is my back! Normally I would have done it, no problems but I'm scared about doing my back any further damage!


But look at these silly things, these are the autumn planted onions, I'm sure they are not supposed to be doing this just yet! I have never grown these before so don't really know?



In the greenhouse things are growing away cos its so mild I shall have to fight my way in with a machette in the spring!



Look at the Maureli's



they are supposed to be dormant!!!!

This was the sky just before the rain came again!!!