Tuesday, 15 July 2025

MOSTLY GARDEN PHOTOS:

Hello everyone, I'm back from my long break, and want to thank each and everyone of you for the lovely comments you left on my last post. Pedro is still here and I am enjoying the time we spend together and our birthdays with the rest of the family were celebrated with much gaiety and enthusiasm. We didn't do anything special on other occasions, only a few outings, but it never matters to either of us, as we always have so much to talk about that each day is new and interesting. In the mornings whilst Pedro works and it 's cooler outside, I do my chores and take photos around the garden, and here are a few I managed to capture.



I was sitting  in the shade on a low stone wall  which surrounds the garden catching my breath after a visit to the orchard to collect a few oranges, when I heard a rustling noise to my right and saw a large Occelated lizard just a few feet away. emerging from it's underground  hibernating place. It saw me, and stopped moving, but I knew that if I kept perfectly still, it would eventually scurry away in reptile fashion, as hunger is  a great incentive. Only the day before I had seen two large lizards hunting in the front garden. 





A few flowers still in bloom in the garden.








On another morning I captured a few images of the Marsh Frog .










The Mountain Lourel just coming into flower.





The Eurasion Jay is never far away when there are peanuts to be had on my balcony.


This is Wilma, the female Great Spotted  Woodpecker visiting my balcony.






I would judge by it's small stature that this is a first year female Red Squirrel.


More Flowers.





















End of a lovely day.

I w1ll be linking up to Eileen's blog "Saturday's Critters". I have missed seeing her sightings and photos and seeing all the different creatures that my blog friends have posted. See you as soon as I can.

Monday, 12 May 2025

GARDEN FLOWERS and TWO BIRDS

On Saturday my Grandson Pedro arrived to spend a couple of months with me. We had a lovely weekend with Eva as well. It's such a pleasure to have Pedro staying with me and we have plenty of fun together. It's a good time to take a break from blogging for a while, so this will be my last post before we meet again in blog land. Rain has spoilt a lot of my garden flowers, yes we are still getting wet weather, but although my camellias and azaleas are past their best I took a couple of photos of each, as Pedro and I took a turn round the garden, and then to the hedge near the garage where the hawthorn is in full bloom in all it's glory. The hedge just looked like it was covered in snow. To finish a couple of birds I saw on Saturday.

    I think that I took the photos a little too near to get the flowers in focus, but they are still pretty.


The pink weigelia have finished blooming but the white still have some flowers and new buds to open. 
















     
Most of my roses are under the porch and protected from the months of rain we have been  having.

                                                                        











 



Wild rose


















Thursday, 8 May 2025

THE EURASIAN JAY Garrulus Glandarius

 Hi everyone, I was hesitant to make another post sharing the Eurasian Jay as I have shown so many of these beautiful birds before, but after much deliberation decided that I would share them with you, before all the leaves make it difficult to see them in the trees. A few leaves have already appeared so I hope you don't mind another series of Jay photos.




















Linking to Saturday's Critters, and if you would like to check it out, click on the icon on the right sidebar. You won't be disappointed to see many different creatures from around the world. You too can join in by posting a pet, or any creature you like on Eileen's blog. "Saturday's Critters".
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