Daydream thread... without the rose-tinted specs

Better_Days

Thanks for the kitten photo's Dave :beer:

Sooo sweet. Mr BD just came rushing in to see what I was going ahhhhh at!

I once had a kitten/cat that loved to run up the door curtains and then miaow for attention. It looked like a tea bag by the time we threw it away. He also liked to jump up onto my shoulders - OK unless he didn't quite make it and stuck his claws into my back to hang on :eek: A very special kitty.

That moth is amazing. As a child I remember there were loads of moths at night (and bats) sadly now not so many.

lostinrates

Advice please.

We have a tree on our boundary that when it was young ( very little when we arrived) I dismissed as another elder and thought, will get to it and chopped down with its neighbours. Looked over they today at very tall regrowth and thought, by heck, that's no elder you daft bird, that's an ash, a beautifully healthy ash. Problem is. Its growing right by a neighbours outbuilding ( of historical value) and in good faith cannot stay there. .

Its tall now, but slim, and seems to have a few branches thanks to its coppicing. ( o00ps).

Do you think there would be any chance of resiting in in the autumn? I have lots of places it could go and bother no one, indeed, be useful. But its not a small tree to move, and SO close to this building.

Davesnave

If you can get a digger grab under the ash, no problem, but if no digger is being used, or it's too tricky, then lifting with as much root as possible in November might well work. I relocated one or two growing in the bottom yard with no problem, but an oak didn't move like that and expired.

Some of the bare root trees we've had via Internet order have had rather mangled roots, yet we've lost only two birches that came very late, and a few of the yews, which were so cheap it didn't matter.:D

lostinrates

I know the digger guy won't go that close to the building for 'just a tree' .


The ask on neighbours side is dying ( not in dieback pattern seems to be something else ? All other ashes seem healthy. I'm guessing this is an baby from that tree, so it would be sentimental to save it. But practical to have something to grow to use well later!

Davesnave

We visited an alpaca park today and just about had it to ourselves, due to most people heading for the beaches.
It was one of DW's birthday presents, which we had to use as it was due to expire tomorrow. :eek:

DW likes alpacas, but the visit appealed to us anyway, because there was a good 2 mile trail to follow through natural woodland and Culm grassland, much of it alongside a river.

At the end, we visited a new area of woodland, very similar, but much larger than the one we've just planted.:D This led down to a new lake (big pond really, but they called it a lake.) There, there was a huge and rather incongruous pergola, complete with patio, patio tables and deck chairs! No one else within 1/4 mile and nothing but our small bottle of water to put on the table. :rotfl:

We sat there a while, watching the water, which was already alive with newts, diving beetles and various dragonflies. We both decided that as soon as the building's done, the next thing will be a pond.

alfie_1

Better_Days wrote: »

Thanks for the kitten photo's Dave :beer:

Sooo sweet. Mr BD just came rushing in to see what I was going ahhhhh at!

I once had a kitten/cat that loved to run up the door curtains and then miaow for attention. It looked like a tea bag by the time we threw it away. He also liked to jump up onto my shoulders - OK unless he didn't quite make it and stuck his claws into my back to hang on :eek: A very special kitty.

That moth is amazing. As a child I remember there were loads of moths at night (and bats) sadly now not so many.

THE CAT !!!:eek: :rotfl::rotfl:

lucielle

OOOh I'd love a pond. When I was little and mum went out, I always used to dig one in the garden. She'd come home and make me fill it in.
L

alfie_1

Another belting hot day visited dad then mum, she so loves her guineau pigs...:rotfl: they are spoilt rotten..... garden has to wait today im selling at the car boot sale tomorow. so early start.:o glad your back wiv us gal...[lir ] xxx

COOLTRIKERCHICK

morning all,


fab day already weather wise, think its going to be too hot for me for doing loads in the garden.. hobby craft fair was tbh totally crap, just about covered our costs..


going to put boglets outside today, so its costing us a fortune in straw/bedding as they are right little pooping machines.. plus it will be good for them to be out now, as they are well big enough.


still trying to talk hubby round into us keeping some of them to run on..


right a stroll around me land now... me thinks before it gets too hot

Davesnave

Wasted an hour already with the kittens! :rotfl:

The one that looks all worried, isn't.

The other one is terrified. Good to get them out of that shed and into a HOME!