Poinsettias personify Christmas for me. Their beautiful rich, warm red leaves, and the dark, emerald green shades of the foliage surrounding them are so perfectly comforting and festive, that I can't go a single year without buying an annual poinsettia come December. There is something both uplifting and welcoming about seeing this bright plant on … Continue reading The Colour Of Christmas
November for me always signifies the final few weeks of autumn, before winter truly arrives and the heady rush of excitement that Christmas brings comes tumbling into all of our lives like a rush of cold air. I both love and hesitate around this time of year. Part of me is wanting to wrap everything … Continue reading Autumn’s Last Few Moments
This time of year always sees stronger winds, rainy mornings and clouds on the horizon, which is fine. As someone who could easily spend hours talking about the weather (I blame the geographer in me) this time of year is always full of lots of interesting weather changes. The recent 'red sun phenomenon' being one … Continue reading Golden October
Now that autumn is finally here and the nights are slowly closing in, the garden is also bidding farewell to the summer, but not without a final flourish! These adorable, bright yellow teddy bear helianthus (a part of the sunflower family) bloomed about a week ago and are still going strong despite the recent rough … Continue reading One Final Summer’s Bloom
I've written about Workington Port on this blog before and the little bit of calm it brings to the town, especially during the summertime. However, until about a week or so ago, I had only ever visited the Port during the day. So when Mum and I were passing through on our way home one … Continue reading Flowers By The Port
A fortnight ago we had a riot of wild flowers growing on the lawn and along the verges of the garden. When it came to mowing the grass and cutting it back as our green spaces began to look a little unruly once more, Mum salvaged some of the wildflowers and put them in a … Continue reading The Colours of Summer
My birthday this year was nice and relaxed and was just what was needed. I spent the morning just heading over to Whinlatter to have a browse around their shop there, due to the heavy rain in the morning, before coming home ot catch up with Wild Alaska Live and get some good food. One … Continue reading Super Succulents
I apologise for my absence over the past fortnight, things have been busy in my corner of the world, and while this week promises to be no different, I wanted to get back into the routine of posting before the whole of July passes me by! So I though what better way to jump back … Continue reading A Little Paper Cactus
With this post going live 30 Days Wild officially comes to an end for me, and while it's been an odd month for me personally, having this challenge to look forward to and work on each day has been great fun and the amazing variety of plants, insects and birds I've seen has been brilliant. … Continue reading 30 Days Wild: Days 27 – 30 (The Final Round-Up)
This week has been a mixture of things so when towards the end of it, the general stresses of life began to mount and I was feeling the strain, Mum and I decided to get out and explore some more of the area along the promenade at Maryport. Specifically Sea Brow Coastal Gardens, which has … Continue reading A Summertime Garden
