Posted in Garden visits, Gardening, Uncategorized, tagged Bute, Cardiff, Gardening on August 30, 2021| 2 Comments »
The Rudbeckias are among the stars of the herbaceous borders in Bute Park at the moment
I had not visited the usually wonderful herbaceous borders at the city end of Bute Park in Cardiff since well before the Covid-19 lockdown. I was working far away down in Cardiff Bay for a couple of years and then when I was forced to base myself at home the park seemed too far to walk. I have become lazy and until recently buses seemed too much of an infection risk. (more…)
Posted in Garden visits, Gardening, Uncategorized, tagged Gardening, Nature, Summer, Victoria Park on August 22, 2021| Leave a Comment »
Raindrops on “daisies” in Victoria Park
It’s time for another monthly visit to Victoria Park in Cardiff. In June all the flower beds were bare, in July they were full of colour, but in August the flowers are already fading. Here are my latest snaps… (more…)
Posted in Nature, Trees, Uncategorized, tagged Lombardy poplar, Nature, Trees, Victoria Park on August 14, 2021| 8 Comments »
Populus nigra ‘Italica’) in Victoria Park, Cardiff, in August
I’m sure we were expecting a mini heatwave in South Wales this month but instead August has been cool and mainly wet.
The light rain did ease off enough for me to visit the Lombardy poplar (Populus nigra ‘Italica’) in Cardiff’s Victoria Park this week.
Nothing much changes in mid summer but I was able to take some general views and found some details to photograph.
Here are my pictures… (more…)
Posted in Nature, Trees, Uncategorized, tagged Nature, Trees on August 7, 2021| 16 Comments »
Ripening cherries on a neighbour’s tree – although at this stage they look like small apples
It’s that time again for the monthly tree-following link box, which will stay open for your tree-related links until 7pm GMT on August 14.
The year is absolutely flying by and the summer has been very changeable. We had a mini heatwave but then about 10 days ago we had the tail end of Atlantic Storm Evert and it has been cool ever since with frequent showers and strong winds.
Next week I hope to visit the Lombardy poplar tree I am monitoring in Victoria Park, not too far from home, but I wonder what the rest of you tree followers are up to?
I’m sure you will have something new to report. Any tree-related post is acceptable from contributors old and new.
Point to the post you would like to share, using the link box below. And please don’t forget to leave a comment.
If you are new to tree following, read all about the idea here.
Posted in Photography, Uncategorized, tagged photography, Scavenger Hunt, Summer on August 2, 2021| 4 Comments »
Something from the 2000s: A Cylon Centurion model from my Battlestar Galactica boxed set
It’s the second month for the Summer Photography Scavenger Hunt hosted by Mary-Lou at Patio Postcards – the next link-up will be on August 9.
I am still struggling to find many of these scavenger subjects but here are my latest efforts… (more…)
The Squirrelbasket 