Daydream fund challenge part 4

in_my_wellies

I'll swap water voles for bats. I just went out to watch the ISS and the bats came so close I was sure they would tangle in my hair. So many of them. I'm sure they come close to investigate me. 

greenbee

I love my bats, but they roost in the eaves so there is always bat poo on the windowsills...

Davesnave

Bat poo here in the barn, mostly in specific  places. For years I blamed the robins. I think they alight  to chew the wings off moths, so piles of those as well!

pink_poppy

I'm jealous of all your gardens, streams and courgettes!!   
There isn't much of a garden here, just gravel at the front and weeds lawn at the back. I can't wait to have our own home and garden, whenever and wherever that may be...
I was thinking about you this morning, Dave. Out for a walk and we spotted 7 anglers!! It's the first day that fishing has been allowed in Scotland since lockdown so they were obviously keen to get started as it was still quite early    This was sea fishing, I don't know if you do that.
Ted, I hope your hairy beast arrived safely yesterday.
Beautiful day here, although it's clouded over in the last hour, which is typical as we're having a bbq tonight 
Have a lovely weekend, daydreamers.

Davesnave

pink_poppy said:

I was thinking about you this morning, Dave. Out for a walk and we spotted 7 anglers!! It's the first day that fishing has been allowed in Scotland since lockdown so they were obviously keen to get started as it was still quite early    This was sea fishing, I don't know if you do that.

Well, I would, but the tide goes out a long way here, like about 25 miles..... I saw  some fishermen when I went shopping today, but I don't think there was much to be had, as on my way home I noticed three of them just sitting in the river, cooling off!

I too hope Ted's hairy monster is bringing much joy. Ours brought much hilarity this morning when she was spotted hot-footing it out of the front garden, pursued by 4 blackbirds. I don't know why they single her out, but it must be to do with the long fur and bushy tail, as her smooth-furred sister is mostly ignored. Anyway, she shot  under the van and two birds peeled off, but the other two flew over the top, ambushed her at the other end and continued the chase....

Ted_Head

Raffles arrived and is checking out his new abode. He has that constant surprised look from his big green eyes. He's a cutey - dead laid back as if he owns the place already. He's also very clean - which is great . We'll keep him in for a bit yet.

Been so hot here - really hot. Yesterday I actually stayed indoors as I found it too much - just watered stuff later on when the midgies were biting. They're back.

Davesnave

You're a softie Ted. Ours never get to go in the bedrooms, mainly because they climb inside the beds!

Still, he does look very sweet, as though he's saying, "Landed on four paws all right, this time!"

pink_poppy

He's gorgeous, Ted ❤️

greenbee

Dave's right. He's certainly landed himself a nice home

It's been hot here today, but I've finished my raised bed AND my compost bins. Just need to sort out the slabs under the hotbin in case of rats. A neighbour dropped off a bag of water crowfoot, so I've put it in the small stretch of stream that I've already cleared and anchored the clumps down with stones. Hopefully it will root - and hopefully I'll get some more cleared in the next few days now I have the composting space, and then I can move some of it (I have a few marginal plants being delivered as well, but I think I might concentrate those on the cleared area for now and try to keep it cleared rather than lose the plants). 

The compost in my new planters (not the raised beds) was too dry, and water is draining straight through. It probably didn't help that I planted seeds in them, so the surface was exposed to all the sun and wind before anything grew. And it probably explains the poor germination rate for the lettuces. I'm not quite sure how to fix it now, as things are growing in there, and I don't want to take them out. Mind you, I've only got 100l of compost left and no topsoil until I dig out the last of the random piles and sieve it, or dredge the stream. 

I've added some soaker hose to my old raised beds, as I had plenty left over from the new ones (just bought more ends) and will add some topsoil and compost - my brother is dropping off yet more rubble for the stream and some topsoil that he has going spare (it'll need sieving). The rest of the garden is looking fairly neglected - I've done 'no mow May', much to the disgust of my neighbours, and now know where the wildflowers are. As the grass isn't growing that much I'll probably strim it, run the mower over it to pick up, and then do 'no mow June' as well. 

Just out of interest, can anyone tell me what this is for? I found it in the garage, and think it was in the garden when I moved here... 

Ted_Head

Oh reckons it's been hand made from rods that were used to hold barbed wire during the war????? And is for something such as turning ground, but I think it looks too heavy.