It rained yesterday while we visited the farm, which put an end to thoughts of blue skies and panoramic nature photography. This grey end to the visit was a suitable background to a slightly depressing visit (though Men in Sheds were all cheerful) and an excellent example of the pathetic fallacy. That, in turn, is an excellent opportunity to apply the word pathetic to the way the farm is run. However, I really should rise above that sort of thing. So I will rise, and I won’t make further comment.
As one door closes another door opens, and so I took some pictures of water drops on flowers. Same goes for projects – Julia will be starting work with MENCAP next week and is already making plans, while her permaculture course is in its final third and she is planning our garden redesign.
Here are a few flowers from the front garden, including a potato that has grown from one of the pots. It’s depressing to have to start again, but such is life. We shouldn’t have put so much effort into a garden where we didn’t have a proper tenancy agreement, and we shouldn’t have neglected our own garden. I’m sure there’s a moral in that, if not an entire homily.
Off to Sheffield now, bringing back Number Two son and his luggage. Will the fun never stop?
The photos are beautiful, Quercus! Yes, as one door closes, another opens. The rainbows will come.
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Very pretty! The raindrops definitely enhance the flowers.
Thank you. 🙂
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I love the flower photos!
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More good photography. You did well to catch that bee before it vanished into the bloom
Ah well, you know how it goes.I took twenty and one worked out. 🙂
That’s all you need. One of the beauties of digital. You don’t waste film 🙂
Yes, I am taking many shots I would not have been able to take with my film set up.
Your flower pictures are beautiful.
Thank you. I must find more plants to photograph ;-).
Excellent flower pictures. I am glad to hear that the men in sheds were cheerful.
How is Julia finding the Permaculture course?
So far it’s going quite well. It now seems to be entering a harder phase, just as she’s added a job to bring herself up to 5 days and an evening at work, plus nursing me. Hopefully I’ll be fully fit in 10 days or less. 🙂
How is she doing it – by correspondence?
Email. I don’t think it’s the PDC – would have to check.
Sounds like a PDC type of course if there is any length to it. Must be tough juggling so much!
Yes, and I’m feeling a bit guilty about the nursing bit. 🙁
Well, you didn’t ask to have a health issue… it all evens out one way or another, I think.
True, but the timing could have been better. 🙂
It might have helped if the NHS had got its timing better…
Lovely flowers at least
Yes, they made the day much better. 🙂