Day 152 - May 31st

Tux again.

Day 151 - May 30th

Several years ago a 'Stinking Iris' (Roast-beef plant appeared in the garden but I don't think I've ever seen it in flower, Today I noticed several flowers on the plant.

Day 150 - May 29th

Just Tux.

Day 149 - May 28th

Wayne bought a new fuchsia and its now flowering.

Day 148 - May 27th

Scrapbooking time.

Day 147 - May 26th

This afternoon we popped to the garden centre. There were lots of bedding plants available.

 

Day 146 - May 25th

 Today we spent the day in London, and mainly in Greenwich.

Lara had tickets for a convention so we travelled to London with her, left her off at the Excel and then went exploring.

From the Excel we walked alongside the water to the IFS Cloud Cable Cars which we travelled on to get to the Greenwich Peninsula. The views from the cable car were spectacular!

London O2

Once at Greenwich we walked to the National Maritime Museum and on the way past the Old Royal Naval College.

It was quite a walk and in hindsight we probably should have got a bus! But, cake and drinks sat outside the café in the sun before going into the museum made it worth while.

From the Museum we walked uphill to the Royal Observatory.

By coincidence we arrived just in time to see the Greenwich Time Ball drop. The red time ball is one of the world's earliest public time signals. Each day at 12,55pm, the time ball rises half way up its mast, At 12.58pm it rises all the way to the top. At 1pm exactly, the ball falls, and provides a signal to anyone who happens to be looking.

Outside the gates we saw the Shepherd Gate Clock which was the first clock to ever show GMT directly to the public. Interestingly the clock has 24 hours on its face rather than the usual 12 so at 12 noon the hour hand is pointing straight down rather than straight up.

From the Royal Observatory the view is amazing. Due to building work it wasn't easy to photograph the view but hopefully these photos of The Queen's House ( a former royal residence) and The Old Royal Navel College with Canary Wharf in the background give an idea.

After pausing to admire the view, we then walked down to the waterside where the Cutty Sark is on display.

After a pit stop for something to eat at the Old Royal Navel College Café we then made our way back to the cable cars and back to the Excel. This time we walked along the Thames Path which seemed a more interesting and direct route.

Canary Wharf

Day 145 - May 24th

Mum & Dad's clematis are now flowering.

Day 144 - May 23rd

Tonight we saw Ed Gamble at Milton Keynes Theatre in his Hot Diggity Dog live stand up tour.

Day 143 - May 22nd

My friends daughter recently had a baby, so I made a card for the new Grandma.

Day 142 - May 21st

Salvia 'Hot Lips'.

Day 141 - May 20th

Sitting outside this afternoon, I managed to snap this very flighty Red Admiral butterfly.

 

Day 140 - May 19th

Lara recently bought a new game so this evening we tried it out.

 

Day 139 - May 18th

Today we repeated a walk we have done several times before, Priory Park at Bedford to Danish Camp at Willington.

When we started walking, you could have been fooled into thinking it had been snowing because all along the edges of the path it was white.

Looking up we realised it was willow seed which had blown from the trees.

In the hedgerows and the grassy areas there were lots of flowers appearing- roses, daisies, campion, irises and lots more.

At Danish Camp we stopped for a drink. There were lots of boats moored up.

 

I assume it must be snail season because, like in Norfolk the other week, there were lots of snails (and slugs) to be seen.

We also saw this bright blue Damoiselle.