The Beauty of Nature

Some more pictures of the cows on the heath. They weren?t too bothered about me being there, though the horns did worry me for a while.

While up on the heath recently I was these poor badgers. There wasn?t much left of them, the bugs had seen to that. It made me wonder how many insects they had saved from starvation? The circle of life is wonderful, though I?m not sure I want to be bug food.

I went up on the heath a couple of weeks ago and saw these cows grazing. They looked so happy and relaxed.

My strawberries seem to not realise it is getting on towards winter. They were still flowering last week. I expect the frost this week will have put paid to them by now, but it is still nice to see a flower in this cold weather.

I am going to try and grow some in pots next year as I may not have enough time for the plot.

I have been saving these beans for seed, though I?m not sure I will be able to grow them next year due to work commitments. But, you never know, I might not be able to refuse the urge to get to the plot.

Well, the courgettes are also done for this year. I have picked them as often as possible now and they are small, but if left any longer they just go to mush.

I was please this year that they took and provided such a bounty. I made lots of soup and used them in world cooking for friends and family.

It hurts that I wont be able to grow them next year and will have to buy them instead. I might try using a large pot. We will see.

It has just come to my notice that in order to listen to music in your car with more than one person costs ?60!

Oh dear. I do it a lot. So why have I never heard of drivers being stopped for playing the radio? Why do the PRS not stop cars with more than one person in and fine them to make them pay for a licence?

They are missing a trick there.

I have been growing squash again this year and they are all done now. Here are some pics of them.

Recently it has been wet and windy at the plot. Truth is I have harvested almost everything that can be harvested at the moment. There are still some courgettes growing and pumpkin/squash, but they need a little more time.

I have made a decision that I will be focusing on my garden next year. I have a new job and it will allow me less time to spend at an allotment. That doesn?t mean to say I wont be posting information and pictures, just that I will be more selective about it.

As for growing veg, that will be on the back burner for a while. I?m hoping once things settle down I will be able to get back to it. I?m not giving up the plot, mothballing it maybe. I intend to cover it with all the cardboard I have been saving. That way if I feel particularly vindictive one weekend I can lift it and go on a slug pogrom and add nutrients back into the soil. I?m actually curious about how the soil will look after being covered for so long. I will still be composting at the plot otherwise I wont have soil for my plants.

So, don?t be strangers, I will still be around and posting. I may even decide to grow fruit/veg in pots as an experiment.

A witches delight. 😉