the daydream fund challenge thread

lostinrates

Mushrooms have been amazig here too. I have pots of peacock orchis, and some in the border that were a no show:(

Sadly, I saw some birds (black corids, not sure which, I get my corvids confused) looking as if they were nest bulding today, and the wagtails hve also been fying around with stuff in their beaks.

Davesnave

Nest building; I meant to mention that. Now I've removed well over 100 blackthorn bushes, I'm fairly sure that nothing nests in them, because I've yet to find the evidence.

Amazing that this hedgerow I'm on has been growing unmolested for about 10 years, yet if there are any nests, they're in the larger trees, not in the ones I'm cutting. Makes me wonder where most of the birds nest.

We had daytime power cuts last week, choille. Lasted six or seven hours on the long one. We get quite a few short ones in the middle of the night too. We'd not notice those, but we have phones with 'voices,' which shout that the power's gone off! Technology eh? :rotfl:

choille

LIR - Corvids I believe repair rather than build nests from scratch???? Possibly a myth but the other week when it was mild - unlike white out conditions - like now - there were wee birds singing for mates.
Peacock orchids - must google them - sounds wonderful.

Mushrooms - I did give a rather good mushroom book to my brother a few years back - wish I hadn't now!!!

lostinrates

http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=peacock+orchids&hl=en&rlz=1T4SNYK_en-GB___GB445&prmd=imvns&source=lnms&tbm=isch&ei=XIHbTr-vMcOu8QPPmrnIDQ&sa=X&oi=mode_link&ct=mode&cd=2&ved=0CCEQ_AUoAQ&biw=1280&bih=663

for choille

choille

Beautiful.

Itismehonest

@ Alfie - OH has come back with measurements. He says the mini is 31"-32" & the big boy 35". As measuring for the latter was done with a metre rule on a muddy 25% gradient while the pony kept taking a few steps forward ("Something odd going on here I'm loathe to play ball" ) I'd allow an inch or 2 possible difference on that one.

Suite looks great!

alfie_1

evening all. i am reading about everything your up to but iv done nothing but swear,wince and feel sorry for myself today SO im not going to bore the pants off you yet again....

Rummer

OH just went out to the shop and the pavements and road are just large sheets of ice :eek:

rhiwfield

alfie_1 wrote: »

the embroidery leaning against the wall came from the tip.£2....:D i think its about 1920 ish by the backing and style. keeping it, i never buy to sell them cos i only get the ones I like.

i want that one too, rhiwfield, please....£3 ???:D

Done!

Bids please

alfie_1

bbbbbbbbbrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr ! its a tad chilly this morning ! my chance to have a lie in squished by some dear person parking outside at 7.45 and going off somewhere leaving 4 dogs to set off the alarm on thier car...................... came back 1/2 hour later............. i was SO pleased............ but by then im up. bu**er !