1st February 2025There are also lots more shoots appearing in the woodland, another sign that Spring is coming. I've noticed Snowdrops and...
27th January 2025After 3 months work, the master bedroom is finally nearing completion! The ceiling and walls are now painted and there's just...
We have a win for the trailcam last night! After baiting the spot with some food, we got a rather nervous Cat at 7.10pm, a rabbit at 3.00am and a...
Mine is also very clay soil.
I did dig in quite a bit of sand to help with drainage on my railway embankment.
It doesn't appear that way so far and we've had several days in a row where the lawn was frozen over.
Firstly, let me say that I don't really have a clue about plants. Gardening was forced upon me by a house move and now I'm making it up as I go...
26th January 2025The Carr household has a new toy; a Trailcam. I set it up in the woodland on the afternoon of the 23rd. With the storm...
Surprised me too!This is what we bought.[IMG]That's what we have been doing, but thought I'd give it a go out of interest. If they fail,...
They were sold as Geraniums. Why? Why not just label them what the actually are? It's bad enough that plants have Latin names; now I find out that...
15th January 2025I needed to go into the shed yesterday to get a ladder out. While halfway down the garden, I had a quick wander through the...
9th January 2025That was a long cold night. I was in the observatory from 16:37hrs to 22:39hrs, bar one short coffee break indoors! 86 video...
This is the 8-inch reflector I generally use for planets and close ups of the Moon.[IMG]Here's the 80mm Refractor I use for nebulae, the...
Here's an old one of the Orion Nebula. This nebula has a wide range of brightness, with the core being very bright. The nebula can be seen with...
Yes, that's hours or days worth of capturing data for a good clean image. I don't do so much of that, due to the UK weather being so unhelpful....
I was back out under a freezing cold sky on the 3rd of January 2025. There was a conjunction ( line of sight close passing ) between the Moon and...
We'll see in the Spring!
I only guessed Snowdrops because that's what my plant app guessed at!
The lower part of the woodland, closest to the end of the garden, has become much more open, with almost all of the plants dropping their leaves....
Along the Hawthorn path, behind the shed and trailer, the plants have also filled out, despite being in shade for most of the day. There's quite a...
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