Daydream thread... without the rose-tinted specs

pink_poppy

lostinrates wrote: »

I know DH is very keen to get a damson and bull ace or few in. ( I am thinking hedgerows might be best for this so as to not take up orchard space.)

lostinrates wrote: »

I am so useless, I had forgotten to plan for anniversary coming up soon.

Perfect anniversary pressie for your DH, lir??

lostinrates

pink_poppy wrote: »

Perfect anniversary pressie for your DH, lir??

Lol, wrong time of year!


He might have to have a chicken house. Despite saying I'm not getting anymore a little brown hen has turned up having been tucked away nesting somewhere for a while, and she is NOT alone.

Davesnave

lostinrates wrote: »

It occurred to me if it were raised a bit, and the lower, deeper part is smaller, so fits in by the pipe, would banks to the edge of the pond look a bit 'telly tubby' ish?

Yes, I think it might, or it could create problems for mowing too.

To my mind, a pond should blend seamlessly in its setting, or if that's not possible, stand proud and say,"I'm a formal pond, come and sit on my edge and gaze into my depths."

Often, people's attempts at ponds do neither of these.:(

Davesnave

ukmaggie45 wrote: »

:j Congrats to your DD Dave! :beer: Will she be looking at more ferrets when she moves in?

Err, that DD won't. It's the younger DD that had the ferrets.

Older DD has two cats though, one of which is a Bengal.

Enough said!:eek:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_oQALXNnPg

pink_poppy

lostinrates wrote: »

Lol, wrong time of year!


He might have to have a chicken house. Despite saying I'm not getting anymore a little brown hen has turned up having been tucked away nesting somewhere for a while, and she is NOT alone.

Ah, I didn't know that about time of year

You have to tell us more about little brown hen. Is she an escapee??

lostinrates

pink_poppy wrote: »

Ah, I didn't know that about time of year

You have to tell us more about little brown hen. Is she an escapee??

That's ok, many do plant potted fruit trees now. Be use its a hedgerow plan I don't want to commit myself to watering it

Little brown hen is a silky. Ross millefleur Peking bantam. Her chicks will by crossed with a silkie/silkie bantam cross dad. ( presuming they are all her eggs, one of the millefleurs might have been laying in same spot. The brown hen is quite, quite wild, unlike a Peking bantam or a silkie, very flighty. Very opinionated, and barely tolerates domestication. She seems quite a proud mother though. .

pink_poppy

I quite like the idea of an opinionated hen!! :rotfl:

Dave, just watched the Bengal clip, what gorgeous looking cats they are.

lostinrates

Well, who would have thought so shortly after the rain I'd have wilting plants. Including lavender for good ness sake.

Davesnave

lostinrates wrote: »

Well, who would have thought so shortly after the rain I'd have wilting plants. .

The last word in your address! :rotfl::rotfl:

Rummer

Tough day already and it is only 10am! I had a serious of unpleasant things to deal with and I have gone through them all this morning. Hopefully that should be it for a while

There is a ridiculous amount to do in the garden and I need to get things planted asap. Seems that I am not making the time needed, hmmm looks like I need to shuffle my day about as I really have no excuses!