Posted on April 23, 2021

In July 2011 my father-in-law built a treehouse for our children.

Treehouse

(Apologies for the quality of the photo – it was taken with an old Blackberry 9300 mobile phone)

Now, nearly 10 years later, the children have long outgrown such things. Having a shed up in a tree wasn’t too practical or convenient so (finally!) over the last couple of days I have dismantled, relocated and reconstructed it.

Shed in garden

Shed in garden

It took me considerably longer to dismantle and get down from the tree than it did to rebuild.

The shed is still in fairly good condition but the next job is to paint it with a wood preserver. I also need to take advantage of the good weather over the next couple of days to build a roof where the shed used to be – we use the area that was underneath the treehouse for storing, drying and seasoning logs.

Posted on February 24, 2021

Gardening Diary 🌱 — 📅 24th February 2021 — Three wasabi plants I planted in May last year have exploded into activity. Wasn’t expecting such vigorous growth and flowering so early in the year, especially after/during some very cold and wet weather.

Wasabi plants

Wasabi plant

Wasabi plant flower

Posted on August 26, 2020

Micro.blog August Photoblogging Challenge Day 26: **Relentless** — _Yesterday the wind was relentless here. Some plants have suffered._ 🌱 📷

Posted on August 20, 2020

Micro.blog August Photoblogging Challenge Day 20: **Change** — _Just noticed that this roughly circular ring of mushrooms has suddenly emerged in our garden_ 🌱📷

Ring of mushrooms

Posted on June 8, 2020

Using my submission to this week’s Flickr FlickrFriday theme #Vegetables in praise of Riverford Organic Farmers. Photo is of our vegetable box delivered at 6:30am this morning, as it is every Monday. We’ve been Riverford customers for over 10 years but their deliveries during the current COVID-19 lockdown have been invaluable. They have maintained high quality service and continued to provide excellent produce throughout this period.

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