Tomato Seedlings

It's surprising just how quickly tomato seeds germinate. These seedlings are looking pretty good.

Pigeon Steps

My thoughts last night as I went to bed and saw the snow falling against the street lights was one of excitement for what the following morning held. Alas I was to be disappointed. The light dusting of snow was already beginning to melt and the sky was a flat grey colour. No sparkly crystal gems to photograph, no pops of flowers and greenery to capture. Just the remains of the birds searching for food.

January Sowings

As a keen vegetable grower, this time of year you are itching to get sowing. January is a good time to start off veg that take a long growing season to ripen. Things like peppers, aubergines and chilli's are good to start off now as long as you have a warm sunny windowsill or a heated greenhouse. I've also taken a gamble and sown a few tomato seeds in an attempt to have some early tomato's growing in the greenhouse. We'll just have to wait and see if it pays off!

Salad Leaves

I cant believe its 2016! Its been such a mild winter here in Kent and my cut and come again salad leaves are still supplying me with tasty leaves for lunch. January is an exciting month, a time for sorting out seed boxes, deciding what to grow then planning the vegetable beds and greenhouse for the year ahead.

A prosperous New Year

Its great to be back home in the UK. Living abroad has made me appreciate what we have here especially in the back garden. With the sweet scent of Mahonia in the air and these busy honey bees to watch life is good.

Our garden visitor

I haven't been back in the UK long this summer but this fox seems to visit most days. Yesterday it came up to the back door as if asking for its dinner. Of course I obliged and afterwards it just laid down in the garden allowing me to photograph it. Its such an unusually tame and pretty fox.

Ice Ice Baby

Its been a freezing cold week in Iceland. Unfortunately the weather has been against us and we have only seen the slightest of northern lights. On the positive side we have seen lots of ice.