Day 182 - June 30th

Playing with paper and glue.

Day 181 - June 29th

Pretty purple Clematis.

Day 180 - June 28th

Happy Wedding Anniversary Mum & Dad.

Day 179 - June 27th

Meadow Brown butterfly.

Day 178 - June 26th

Mum & Dad have some beautiful lilies in bloom at the moment.

Day 177 - June 25th

Today when I got in my car to go home it was 32 degrees. 😲

Day 176 - June 24th

Time for scrapbooking.

Day 175 - June 23rd

This evening the prime minister announced the easing of lockdown restrictions. From 4 July pubs, restaurants and hairdressers can reopen. From the same day two households can meet in any setting as long as they social distance and people can now holiday in the UK with the reopening of hotels, holiday parks, holiday cottages, etc.

Day 174 - June 22nd

Lara continues to paint and hide rocks around the village.

Day 173 - June 21st

Today we had a family outing. Wrest Park has recently re-opened to the public and so we booked a visit for this afternoon. 

It was lovely to get out and experience some normality after having nowhere to go for so long.

It didn't seem at all crowded and everyone stuck to the social distancing rules.

It was lovely and sunny and we had a lovely couple of hours wandering around the grounds.

A lot of the usual planting of flower beds hadn't been carried out this year due to the ongoing pandemic but the rose garden was looking beautiful.

We finished out visit with an ice-cream from a van parked outside.

Day 172 - June 20th

The mix of sunshine and rain this week has been good for the crops and we noticed how much they had gron and were now changing colour.

Day 171 - June 19th

Poor Tux had a trip to the vet today. He got into a scrap with another cat and ended up with a bite wound on his face. Not wanting to visit the vet unnecessarily, I emailed them a photograph and they recommended I took Tux to them to be cleaned up and possibly have an antibiotic injection. Due to the pandemic I wasn't allowed into the veterinary hospital. Tux was collected from my car by a vet and a nurse and taken inside to be assessed and treated. \i them paid by telephone and Tux was then returned to the car. It all worked very well. Thankfully he is OK and none the worse for his injury.

Day 170 - June 18th

Alstroemeria flowers in my Mum & Dad's garden. 

Day 169 - June 17th

For the last few evenings we have seen and heard some very noisy owls in the evening. Tonight we could clearly see them. At one point there were three owls on the chimney pots of the church next door, one in a nearby tree and one on a TV aerial. They made such a noise calling to each other! We couldn't make out what type of owls they were so I recorded them and sent the recording to the English School of Falconry which is based about 9 miles from us. They sent back to say that we have a family of Tawny Owls.

Day 168 - June 16th

For Mothering Sunday the children gave me a grow your own flower tub. It is now starting to flower.

Day 167 - June 15th

So many poppies around at the moment.

Day 166 - June 14th

This evening we walked to the War Memorial to see 'Shilly - The Coronavirus Snake'. 

A snake has been created around the base of the War Memorial made from painted stones. Some stones have been specifically painted for this whilst some are stones which have been discovered hidden around the village and have been placed at to the War Memorial.

Lara was pleased to see a couple of the stones which she had painted and hidden several weeks ago.

It has been suggested that eventually the stones which make up 'Shilliy' will be permanently set in concrete outside the new community building which is due to be built soon.

Day 165 - June 13th

The barley is growing well in the fields.

Day 164 - June 12th

Due to the lockdown, we were unable to visit a nursery or garden centre to buy plants for our hanging baskets this year. We instead ordered some plants in April online. It was a bit of a gamble because we didn't know really what size the plants would be when we received them or exactly when they would be delivered. The plants were however fine and are now doing well in the baskets.

Day 163 - June 11th

Hardy Fuchsia in my Mum & Dad's garden.

Day 162- June 10th

The Hypericum is thriving this year.

Day 161 - June 9th

Bee on a Field Scabious flower.

Day 160 - June 8th

We decided to go for a walk this evening to see if any more Bee Orchids were in flower. 

We found quite a few more flower spikes but not as many as we have seen in previous years.

Day 159 - June 7th

Scrapbooking today about our holiday in Wales last year.

Day 158 - June 6th

Our morning dog walk today took us past the churchyard. 

Day 157 - June 5th

Thistles were aplenty on our walk today.

Day 156 - June 4th

My Mum & Dad have quite a few Clematis plants in their garden. This one is huge.

Day 155 - June 3rd

The roses in my Mum & Dad's garden.

Day 154 - June 2nd

Snails are perfectly formed for self isolating!

Day 153 - June 1st

We continue to find painted rocks hidden around the village. These were the one's we found today and left in place for others to find.

2020 Summer Photography Scavenger Hunt

This year I am once again joining in with the Summer Photography Scavenger Hunt which Mary-Lou of Patio Postcards has devised.

The following things are to be found and photographed between 1st June and 30th September:

1. A favourite piece of jewelry
2. Something with or in a knot
3. Something with the colours of your country’s flag
4. A toy you play with
5. Something you have more than one of
6. Something in the shape of a triangle
7. Something that displays a rule(s)
8. A leaf longer than your hand
9. Something that starts with the initial of your name (first or last)
10. Something smaller than a paper clip
11. Something you need to throw away
12. Something that holds your favourite beverage
13. A rubber band/elastic in use
14. Something with wheels
15. Something inherited
16. Something with rough texture
17. Something naturally round
18. Something that can go in the water
19. A stone/rock/pebble with some colour in it
20. Something with the number 7 in it

Alternatives

A. An animal statue

B. Something heavier than your shoe

C. Something with four sides