by jenny.monds | May 29, 2021 | Uncategorized
I sat me down to watch upon a bankWith ivy canopied and interwoveWith flaunting honeysuckle. John Milton, Comus I could watch the honeysuckle for a long time. Each stage, from bud to fully opened flower, has a different and fascinating appearance. The strangest...
by jenny.monds | May 19, 2021 | Uncategorized
This is a branch from our Japanese Crab Apple (which I write with confidence having been introduced to the Plant Finder App). It’s so covered in blossom that it’s impossible to see where one flower finishes and the next begins. It’s a mass of petals and stamens, all...
by jenny.monds | May 16, 2021 | Uncategorized
It’s a wet and grey day today, so I thought we needed a bit of colour. Tulips never fail to cheer me up. Our patch of tulips are long gone, but there are still plenty in the garden up the road. We think of tulips as Dutch, but I read they were cultivated in Turkey...
by jenny.monds | May 14, 2021 | Uncategorized
Does anyone else have a favourite pair of shoes or slippers which really should hit the bin, but always jump out again? These are mine. They are well past their sell by date, but so easy to slip on in the house. I love the pointed toes and the intricate knot buttons....
by jenny.monds | May 9, 2021 | Uncategorized
My pot of chives is in bud. Apparently these pretty little purple rounds can be eaten – for example they can be added to stir fries – but at the moment I’m enjoying looking at them. The flowers, I read, produce a lot of nectar for pollinators. Another...
by jenny.monds | May 4, 2021 | Uncategorized
I love this little carriage lamp nestling among the honeysuckle on the wall of the house. Later in the year the greenery will probably take over, but just at the moment it’s forming a perfect frame.
