garden stuff · general stuff · summer

week 2

The summer hols are continuing happily here with everyone still in good humour! The highlights of our second week have again been water-based with a lovely day at the seaside (West Wittering in West Sussex) with Grandparents, Cousins and Auntie.

There has also been some splashing back at home in the paddling pool – not quite as exciting but still fun, especially with a garden hose!

We’ve also had some rain this week which has been great for the garden and everything is growing fabulously. I’m still enjoying getting to grips with the camera which has resulted in far too many photos being taken around here!

We’re quite enjoying the relaxed pace of summer, with a few days out and about thrown in to prevent boredom setting in. I’m at my happiest though when I get to grab a little time in the garden with my knitting or crochet and have a new favourite corner by the shed where I’ve been sitting on my newly-finished cushions and an old chair that was my Grandparent’s.

With any luck I’ll be spending a little of my weekend there – hope you get the chance to do something you like to do this weekend x

garden stuff

snappy happy

 

Our new camera has made me very happy today. I’ve never had one with a proper zoom lens before and I’ve had lots of fun snapping away at things in the garden and learning how to use it while the children play.

I’m also very happy that I let this one onion plant flower instead of chopping off the stem in order to grow a fat onion – the flower is rather beautiful and is getting lots of attention from the hoverflies.

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Thanks for the kind comments. The new camera is a Panasonic lumix DMC FZ38.

food and Drink · garden stuff · summer

in the garden again

Forgive me for banging on about my veg patch again but it really amazes me how quickly things grow at this time of year. I took these pictures a month apart and the difference is huge (the left-hand ones are from May and the right-hand were taken yesterday)

I do get quite excited by the first picking of our fruit and veg. I love these translucent mangetout and they’re all ready to be snapped off and lightly steamed – yum!

Later this week we’ll be able to pick the first of the courgettes and french beans and the strawberries are still going strong.

There are flowers too – I do so love this time of year in the garden!