Day 212 - July 31st

Another walk over the fields tonight. The farmers have already harvested some of the crops.

Some of the fields have even been ploughed ready for the next crop.

And, some of the fields are waiting to be harvested.

In the hedgerows berries are starting to appear.....

..... and there were hazelnuts too.

We saw this plant and on googling it, found that is is Burdock, the root of which is used in the Dandelion & Burdock drink. I don't think I've ever seen the plant before.

Day 211 - July 30th

Today we walked another part of the Letchworth Greenway - Manor Farm to Baldock, linking up two sections we had previously walked.

Although parts of the walk were close to the A1(M) it was one of the more scenic sections of the Greenway.

We walked past fields of crops and through wooded areas.

 

We saw quiet a few butterflies and I was able to photograph this beautiful Peacock butterfly.

One of the less scenic aspects of the walk was the large number of electricity pylons we saw. The overhead power cables in the area are currently being replaced and we passed huge reels of cable and on the wires saw the equipment which had been fitted to the pylons ready for the work to begin.

Day 210 - July 29th

Bar-b-ques have been few and far between this year but we took advantage of a break in the wet weather today to cook dinner outside.

Day 209 - July 28th

Fuschias

Day 208 - July 27th

This evening the sun came out, so we seized the opportunity to go for a walk over the fields. Harvesting has been taking place in the area and this was evident tonight.

Day 207 - July 26th

 

Day 206 - July 25th

Today in Letchworth Garden City the water fountains, among the huge metal sculptures in the town centre, were doing their thing. 

Day 205 - July 24th

At the weekend I spotted these crisps in a shop and just had to buy a packet for Wayne - Italian Cheese and Wine Flavoured!

Day 204 - July 23rd

This morning we went for a walk to Ivinghoe Beacon and along a small section of the Ridgeway. After a brief spot of rain at the start of the walk, it then turned out to be a lovely morning.

The hill is an ancient signal point, which was used in times of crisis to send messages across long distances. It is also the site of an early Iron Age hillfort protected as a scheduled monument.

The views from the top were spectacular.

The Ridgeway is an ancient trackway described as Britain's oldest road. For at least 5,000 years travellers have used the Ridgeway.

Day 203 - July 22nd

I retreated indoors today for some scrapbooking time.

Day 202 - July 21st

Tux

Day 201 - July 20th

Wayne bought a random selection pack of bedding plans online and when they arrived it wasn't clear what plants were what. Some of them turned out to be Gazanias. 

Day 200 - July 19th

Whilst the rain makes the grass grown, unfortunately it also makes the weeds grow. Buttercups, Daisies, Clover and Dandelions all decorate the lawn.

Day 199 - July 18th

Hydrangea.

Day 198 - July 17th

Whilst I don't like the rain we're having at the moment, the garden loves it and the Busy Lizzie plants in particular are doing well from it.

Day 197 - July 16th

Happy Birthday Mum. 

Day 196 - July 15th

This evening we went to the cinema to see the new Mission Impossible film, Afterwards we popped into McDonalds for some food and were quite surprised to see this rather worried looking face on their  new limited time Double Chocolate Pie.

Day 195 - July 14th

Today Wayne & Christopher visited the Goodwood Festival of Speed. Despite the rain they had a good time and sent me lots of photos from their day out.

Day 194 - July 13th

This week in the living room I have Chrysanthemums.

Day 193 - July 12th

I spotted these white chocolate digestive biscuits in the supermarket today. I'd never seen them before - not sure how long they've been around.