Refuge

Ultimately we need to recognise that while humans continue to build urban landscapes, we share these spaces with other species. … Continue reading Refuge →

Summer Sunflowers

The new garden is struggling at the moment. Bouts of hot weather and wind interspersed with showers of miniscule rain. In between other duties I have chopped and dropped some of the fat hen and other 'weeds' to mulch around the edibles that are fruiting. The sunflowers are opening and in the morning sun are … Continue reading Summer Sunflowers →

Poulet Poulet

Isn't she lovely? Our little chick chooks are growing up fast and their typical Barnevelder plumage is just starting to creep in. They will be beside themselves when we move them to the new garden. These little ladies will have an ample work load when they finally make it to Tillellan. In the meantime they … Continue reading Poulet Poulet →

Hollyhock

The unfamiliar weed in our garden had a different presence about it. So it was left to develop. From experience, I’m a true believer in resources and teachers appearing when required. Another real-life example of this is the gradual growth of a plant in our backyard that was a little different to the mallow plants … Continue reading Hollyhock →

The Looming Clouds of Overwhelm

What a time. There is so much going on that The Looming Clouds of Overwhelm are deepening and darkening. Suffice to say that, being this close to Christmas, we will not be moving house until the New Year. And then some. overwhelm əʊvəˈwɛlm/ verb 1. bury or drown beneath a huge mass of something, … Continue reading The Looming Clouds of Overwhelm →