Awful weather - typical Brits talk

twopenny

Fabulous photos folks. I've been looking

Would have voted for them but I'd have got RSI.

Still running around in circles and exhausted, now crashed and burned but got to make it through the carnival tonight and bathroom/car etc next week if I can keep my eyes open!

Was freezing this morning (again) gloomy but the sun came out this afternoon and it's boiling.

So gardening, looking forward to pottering and finishing the beds. The pests and disease from the weather are still afoot so all cut back shortly. Think my Arum lilly has given up. Frost, rain, drought, each time it recovers but not looking likely now. Love it though I do it's a big space hogger and too tough for me to dig out so maybe it's an oportunity for something new.

Surprised I could find that photo! As I said, not great but they don't ever stay still so I launch a challenge

pink_poppy

Lovely photo, twopenny. They look like little blue fairies flying around.

Dustyevsky

Here's your flower PP. I think I posted it earlier in the summer when Rosemoor's Hot Garden was just coming into bloom.Looks like  I only got a bee!

pink_poppy

Inula hookeri - is there a more common name?? They did look good en masse - mine were at the garden we visited a few weeks ago (Crarae).

ArbitraryRandom

pink_poppy said:

Inula hookeri - is there a more common name?? They did look good en masse - mine were at the garden we visited a few weeks ago (Crarae).

The grauniad and wiki both say you can flip it around to Hooker's Inula (named after the person who introduced it to the uk rather than ladies with many admirers) 
  
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2016/oct/01/plant-of-the-week-inula-hookeri

YoungBlueEyes

That's a cracking pic 2p, I'd have that as my screensaver or summat Beautiful little stream too, just right for paddling about in! What will you (possibly) replace your lily with? And I keep meaning to ask - did you find a something to remember your neighbour?

Good news about your car Farway, must be a relief eh? And what I wouldn't give for fresh Shasta shoots. Or a big clump of pp's yellows *sigh*
Is this a gardener's life is it? Lots of sighing and 'ah well, next year'? 

I got a better photo of the new plants yesterday, I'll put it up in a min. Jeez it was warm here, there's still some strength in that sun even if it is September. And hardly a breath of air. Not grafting weather at all really but still.

I wonder what's gong on with the blackies, if you're without yours too pp? I've never noticed them be 'seasonal' before...? Maybe the tits are taking over cos I have coal and blue tits here too. Also a robin, and a good lot of sparrows.

Speaking of photographers - does anyone else remember the guy who was up in Afghanistan or the Khyber Pass or somewhere, and he was a few years trying to get film of the snow leopards..? Thank god these people are so patient  

OT - it was cool this morning when I got up, but didn't drop to single figures last night I don't think. Bit dampy and dewy out there though. It may/may not be cloudy and/or sunny, with/without a small/brisk breeze. They all agree on the temps though - up into the 20's. We're taking mil out today so as long as the cloud doesn't break it should be bearable.

YoungBlueEyes

Sunny jades I’ve given the extra bit a firm tug and it really isn’t for coming out so it can stop there. 

Farway

Very warm here already, and humid with it. I need to water the pots at the front despite the rain, I was going to do it first thing but CBA then, I'll make an effort later and also want to get photos of the dahlia flowers, nothing special but from seed & looking cheerful

All blackbirds are on Pyracantha Berry Duty Watching, my yellow one is colouring up nicely and once they reach peak colour the birds eat them all

I'm not really complaining, it's one of the joys really watching them balancing trying to get the very last one on a twig, had a photo last year of them scoffing away

Yesterday on my in I really noticed how a self sown nasturtium has taken to brightening a rather scruffy manhole hiding shrub. This is one nasturtium, which obviously likes it right where it is

I have helped the trailing a bit by easing shoots in the "right" direction whenever required

YoungBlueEyes

Ooh isn't that attractive? And such a cheerful colour too I'll have to keep my eye out for a sticky bit of pyracantha. I see them round here, they've either orangey or yellow berries... mil's home might provide actually  

Dustyevsky

Lovely stream picture 2p. I might have a photo of something from a stream later in the week, and also my Water-Forget-me-Nots. They've taken about 2 months from seed to flower! Dare I release them into the wild?

If Farway is putting up a seed raised dahlia, so will I. Had terrible germination, but this is one of three raised this year from collected seed:

Err....hang on, it's not there! ....I thought it was in my folder of MSE pictures, but no. How embarrassing!    Oh, look, a butterfly! Um, some winkles, actually. I wasn't going to mention foraging just yet, but here they are and jolly tasty too. Anyone else remember when you could buy winkles at the fishmongers? These were free from Combe Martin beach.