Showing posts with label spring. Show all posts
Showing posts with label spring. Show all posts

The garden in October


Mustard, potato & pea seedlings in the old veggie patch...


A Scarlet Runner Bean seedling ready to start climbing over the new veggie patch gate's trellis...


The Mulberry tree begging to be relieved of its burden...


The Stoechas Lavender seedlings growing strongly (right in front)...


The little Azaleas in full bloom...



The Pin Oak (finally) in her Spring attire...



The Roses celebrating!


It is officially Spring!!!

Today is the long awaited Spring Equinox in the Southern Hemisphere! Today the sun will be over the equator at noon and our day and night should be approximately equally long.

Today my heart celebrates:
The heavens declare the GLORY of God; the skies proclaim the work of His hands!
Psalm 19:1

This weekend past...

We had morning tea on the new Bench Swing that Prince 1 had made during the week.


I admired the Emerging Seedlings in the old veggie patch: the mustard, peas, beans and a few potatoes have raised their brave heads. There are a few missing beans though (the birds probably took them)...

I planted Artichoke seeds where we had removed the roses, some Morning Glories up steel obelisks, Scarlet Runner Beans and Jack-Be-Little Pumpkins up the arch over the new veggie patch gate and the King made two more raised beds.


The Princes were immersed in their School Work. They had helped out at Forest Way Outdoor Centre for 3 days during the week and had catching up to do. A group from a large East London primary school had been visiting and extra staff had been needed to take them abseiling, raft building, through the obstacle course, up to the waterfall and to teach them how to use bows and arrows. The Princes helped cheerfully - the hearty cooked meals and interesting teachers they met (and impressed) served as incentives. Prince 1 is busy with exam prep, the other two are on a mission to get through their syllabi in record time!

On Saturday evening we dressed up to attend a Dance Show at the Guild theatre in East London. The Princesses that float into our lives make sure we get our dose of cultural enrichment every once in a while! Last month we attended Princess A's show and this month it was Princess K's turn to enchant us. Both girls were the tallest in their groups - how fast (and beautifully) they grow up!

Early this morning we had our first gentle rain - only 3 more days to the Spring Equinox!

The Signs of September


The Pear Tree is adorned in her frothy white wedding dress


The Banksia Roses and Jasmine fill the air with a heady fragrance

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Yet the Pin Oak is still bare...


All six the Asparagus have produced their first spears


New Bird Feeders are being made


The Ladies in Waiting are sunbathing in their bikini's


And The Princes are preparing for exams