I must report that while there is still much colour and the vegetables are splendid, the lawns have taken a pummelling and the excessive (for us) heat of recent days has taken its toll.
Bear in mind neither the Textiliste and I enjoy using perfectly sound potable water on the garden. Yes, we need to, but stressing our plants is a fact of our gardening life.
And as I reported recently the parakeets have been doing to our sunflowers what the Education minister has managed to do the hopes and aspirations of many 18 year olds – pretty much destroy the young and sunny blossoms – tossers, both.
Still, here we go and as an incentive for those interested a few piccies of Dog at the end.
dry, my much maligned top lawn – it’s going this autumn, for sure… be sure to watch out for the updates on that tiny little project!!
And then there was Dog, as promised. A hot Dog at times too
My name is Geoff Le Pard. Once I was a lawyer; now I am a writer. I've published several books: a four book series following Harry Spittle as he grows from hapless student to hapless partner in a London law firm; four others in different genres; a book of poetry; four anthologies of short fiction; and a memoir of my mother. I have several more in the pipeline.
I have been blogging regularly since 2014, on topic as diverse as: poetry based on famous poems; memories from my life; my garden; my dog; a whole variety of short fiction; my attempts at baking and food; travel and the consequent disasters; theatre, film and book reviews; and the occasional thought piece. Mostly it is whatever takes my fancy.
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Lovely colours and I’m sure your lawn will recover. My distressed patch has come back to green life after the rain we’ve had. I suspect more moss than grass, but still, green instead of brown. Always lovely to see Dog.
Beautiful photos of Dog and garden. A little unsettled by
“my much maligned top lawn – it’s going this autumn, for sure… be sure to watch out for the updates on that tiny little project!!” I do hope it’s not paving, decking or concrete…..perhaps even false grass? 😳💜
Update: it’s not going. I’ve been overruled. Given the wedding reception will be here my plans to have it as a dry garden with stones and planters has been put on hold because of the risks inherent in a gravel-stiletto interface. Bum….
Oh! Bummer (or worse indeed) unfortunately the nay sayers are right …but I agree it’s a shame but it will be all the more worth it when done….like a Japanese garden… Chin up….you could always put up a stiletto ban….
I am pleased to see what apples look like when they have not been devoured in their earliest stage by squirrels. Your dog really does perfectly illustrate the “dog days of summer” phrase.
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Lawns have truly taken a pummelling this summer 😢
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I doubt we’ll have many flowers you don’t have next week, but I’ll do my best 🙂
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Lovely flowers, Geoff… but don’t worry about the grass, one good rain soaking and it will start to come back!
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Your lovely garden makes me think of that song by Jimmie Rodgers. https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=11&v=EUyxCP5Rvco&feature=emb_logo
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Lovely colours and I’m sure your lawn will recover. My distressed patch has come back to green life after the rain we’ve had. I suspect more moss than grass, but still, green instead of brown. Always lovely to see Dog.
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Beautiful flowers. Your lawn will come back once it rains.
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Hope so. We have a wedding on it next year and I’ve just been told I can’t rip it up until afterwards….
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A year is a long time to grow.
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Beautiful photos of Dog and garden. A little unsettled by
“my much maligned top lawn – it’s going this autumn, for sure… be sure to watch out for the updates on that tiny little project!!” I do hope it’s not paving, decking or concrete…..perhaps even false grass? 😳💜
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Update: it’s not going. I’ve been overruled. Given the wedding reception will be here my plans to have it as a dry garden with stones and planters has been put on hold because of the risks inherent in a gravel-stiletto interface. Bum….
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Oh! Bummer (or worse indeed) unfortunately the nay sayers are right …but I agree it’s a shame but it will be all the more worth it when done….like a Japanese garden… Chin up….you could always put up a stiletto ban….
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Flats only… yes i didn’t think about that… i haven’t the courage
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Oh! For goodness sake man up , you can still run can’t you 💜😊😊😊😊😊
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But so can they … and in heels
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It’s an unfair world 🤣
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I am pleased to see what apples look like when they have not been devoured in their earliest stage by squirrels. Your dog really does perfectly illustrate the “dog days of summer” phrase.
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He makes himself available for my pictures for a biscuit-based consideration – his bitecoin I suppose.
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That is a good coined word.
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