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Eggs, Yellow and Scarlet

Opening the door this morning I found that the egg-man had been!

Thank you M.

I found an hour to go to the allotment this afternoon as the sun was shining and actually warm on my back. I was there to do some weeding, general tidying and to cut down the very successful green manure we have had in three beds. I was delighted to find my lovely Tete a Tete looking lovely and near them a kind fellow allotmenteer had left us some tiny strawberry plants.

We don’t like Chard to eat but I love the colours in the sunshine – on someone else’s plot.

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on February 25, 2022 in allotment, community, friendship, Kindness, nature, Photography, Postaday2022

Tags: chard

Evening Sky, Kindness and Colours

24 Feb

Last evening as I drew the curtains, the sky was delicate shades of lilac, turquoise, pink and blue with the silhouettes of branches and the telegraph pole in the foreground.

We had a message this morning asking if we would like some home-made soup delivered in time for lunch. Of course, we accepted this thoughtful and kind offer from M, allotment friends and enjoyed our delicious and nourishing Veg and black bean soup. Thank you so much.

Another friend brought some daffodils round last week and they are still gorgeous. I realised that , against the blue cloth, they are the colours of the Ukraine flag. My heart goes out to the people of Ukraine.

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on February 24, 2022 in friendship, nature, Photography, Postaday2022, Uncategorized

Tags: home-made soup

Two Views and A Poem

23 Feb

I love this time of year when standing in the hall on a sunny morning I have two views of the Tete a Tete in the garden, one through the kitchen to the back garden and one through the dining room window to the wall garden outside the kitchen.

Down the hallway through the kitchen, long zoom

From the same point in the hallway, through the dining room

The following lovely poem came my way today and I asked the poet if I could use it here tonight. Thank you, Becky, for allowing me to share it with my readers. . Always listen to the trees and ‘breathe.’ There’s a wonderful tree in Trelissick Gardens that we and friends like to hug. I shall be very glad to get there again in a couple of months.

By Becky Hemsley

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on February 23, 2022 in environment, garden, nature, Photography, poetry, Postaday2022, Uncategorized

Tags: Becky Hemsley, Tete a Tete narcissi

Squirrel, Dandelions and A Gift

21 Feb

The wild winds that Eunice brought took down our bird feeder so our resident squirrel doesn’t need to climb the pole at the moment. He is using our sculpture Fledgling as a staging post.

I like the sunny colour of dandelions and they are the first pollinators in our gardens.

One of the lovely Mr S’s birthday presents was a beautifully blooming Erysimum, a perennial wallflower that has the most glorious scent. The flowers are a pretty shade of lilac and today I spotted a yellow one just opened.

Swan Family

20 Feb

A very skilled photographer friend has given me permission to share this remarkable photograph with you all.

“Zealously guarded by both parents, the proud father leading the way, five Mute Swan cygnets go for their evening walk around Swanpool Lake, near Falmouth. Sometimes it’s much easier to use the pavement”

Thanks, Kris.

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on February 20, 2022 in Falmouth, nature, Photography, Postaday2022

Tags: #KrisMeaden

Blossom

17 Feb

Beautiful blossom on a neighbour’s tree in the calm before the storm (Storm Eunice expected to hit Cornwall tomorrow and with a red Met office warning i.e. danger to life. We’ll be staying indoors.))

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on February 17, 2022 in nature, Photography, Postaday2022

Yellow, Purple and San Isidro

16 Feb

It is lovely to see Spring springing up all over the garden. The Tete a tete outside the kitchen are bringing a yellow glow to the wall garden.

The purple crocuses are nearly over but still lovely.

One of our Christmas presents from dear friends who know and share our love of gardening, was a lovely plaque to the Saint of Gardeners, Saint Isidore. His story in the next photo is delightful.

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on February 16, 2022 in environment, garden, nature, Photography, Postaday2022, Uncategorized

Tags: Lynn H Garlick, Saint Isidore

Heron

15 Feb

Photo taken on this day 2019.

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on February 15, 2022 in birds, nature, Photography, Postaday2022

Marmalade

12 Feb

The tiny pots of marmalade that we make come into their own when someone needs breakfast in bed.

Apologies to my Dear Readers for being somewhat tardy in replying to comments and to my Blogger pals whose posts I am not visiting at the moment. I am quite busy making sure the lovely Mr S is properly cared for!

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on February 12, 2022 in Photography, Uncategorized

Snowdrops and A Poem

10 Feb

One of my lovely choir friends sent this photo of a carpet of snowdrops knowing that it would lift my spirits. His cousin took the picture in Welford Park near Newbury this morning. How absolutely beautiful they are.

Photo by Chris, John’s cousin. Thank you to both.

They reminded me of a Mary Webb poem, “Snowdrop Time”

Snowdrop Time

Ah, hush! Tread softly through the time,
For there will be a blackbird singing, or a thrush.
Like coloured beads the elm buds flush:
All the trees dream of leaves and flowers and light.
And see! The northern bank is much more white
Than frosty grass, for now is snowdrop time.