Today I did some gardening.
This is an example of forward thinking by Scamp:
- The weather forecast for tomorrow is rain, a few dry spells and then more rain, followed by rain.
- We have a bag of stone chips that we are going to put down beside the new tall fence to complete this area. The stones when they are washed are basically a golden yellow, but with other colours through them, quite pretty. In the bag they still retain the abrasive mix that they are tumbled with and are a claggy yellow ochre.
If you add these two things in the correct order, Scamp postulates that it would be good to lay the chips down today and then tomorrow’s rain will wash the claggy yellow ochre coating off them and reveal their true colour. That’s why it was boots on, riggers gloves on and get yourself mucky laying down the chips. Fine. If only it ended there. Scamp said: “Could we pot up this Hebe using the compost from the potatoes we lifted a week or so ago?” Followed by: “We really need to prune the rose round the back door.” and “Maybe if we ….” Oh, if you can’t beat them, then join them. I volunteered to repot a wee rose that was being completely swamped by some wee blue bell-shaped flowers, that might be Campanula. That’s as far as I went though. This gardening can be quite addictive I’m told. I’ll take their word for it, thanks.
Grabbed an hour and a camera and a new album from the latest John Connolly book and took them for a walk to St Mo’s. I met a heron as I was walking over. I’m not sure if it was Mr Grey or not. It seemed a bit small for him, but I’ve only once seen him out of the water, so it could be. He posed for some photos, then disappeared in a great flapping of wings. The rest of the photos were bees and hover flies. Hence the title of today’s epistle. Birds and Bees and a Spider. The John Connolly album was interesting as it always is. Very atmospheric and all by artists I’d never heard of.
With Hazy’s help, we got Netflix to work tonight and after salsa class, settled down and watched A Royal Night Out. Harmless fun. Better than watching the highlights of this year’s Olympic Games. Princess Margaret is a hoot!
Rain forecast all day tomorrow. Hope it washes the stone chips clean again.