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Time, and swallows, flying
I was slightly worried when the swallows were missing from their nest this morning. I needn't have been, though, as pretty soon we saw them wobble-flying around the stable. There are five of them, and we've got high hopes that there will be a second clutch again this year. They only hatched on the 12th, so I'm quite impressed. The little owl is less impressed: it's been hanging around, and the adult swallows keep resolutely chasing it away from the babies.
We went to see the orchid meadow again today. The Common Spotted and Fragrant orchids are in full flower, and the Pyramidals are just starting to come out. It seems to be being a good year for them:
Our own personal orchid meadow continues to get more crowded: we're up to about a dozen bee orchids, and four or five patches of pyramidals, although it's still not a patch on the one in the photo.
After some delays yesterday, notably when I managed to sew the binding on back-to-front, I finished a new quilt this afternoon. Just a simple one, before I dive into the big project that I'm doing next.
It's almost certainly going to Project Linus, unless someone wants to bagsy it.
This morning, we cleaned the conservatory (just in time for it being too hot to sit out there). It's now looking lovely, but it'll only be a couple of weeks before it's full of dead insects again.
We've also been plotting redecorating our bedroom, which is now a priority as it makes sense to do it before the new shutters arrive in mid-August.
The horse flies have been out for over a week and I still don't have any bites. Very suspicious.
We went to see the orchid meadow again today. The Common Spotted and Fragrant orchids are in full flower, and the Pyramidals are just starting to come out. It seems to be being a good year for them:
Our own personal orchid meadow continues to get more crowded: we're up to about a dozen bee orchids, and four or five patches of pyramidals, although it's still not a patch on the one in the photo.
After some delays yesterday, notably when I managed to sew the binding on back-to-front, I finished a new quilt this afternoon. Just a simple one, before I dive into the big project that I'm doing next.
It's almost certainly going to Project Linus, unless someone wants to bagsy it.
This morning, we cleaned the conservatory (just in time for it being too hot to sit out there). It's now looking lovely, but it'll only be a couple of weeks before it's full of dead insects again.
We've also been plotting redecorating our bedroom, which is now a priority as it makes sense to do it before the new shutters arrive in mid-August.
The horse flies have been out for over a week and I still don't have any bites. Very suspicious.
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Yay, swallows and orchids.
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