30 March, 2007
29 March, 2007
18 March, 2007
Beatrix Potter
Posted by Mr Lewis at 8:24 pm 0 comments
New orchard planted
It was very windy and cold on Saturday, but I managed to get all the new orchard trees planted, before having to go to Hull to meet my sister (and my brother and family paid a surprise visit) for my birthday dinner. The trees are only just starting to bud, and so you can only see the rabbit protectors at the moment.
Posted by Mr Lewis at 7:46 pm 0 comments
13 March, 2007
Weather sayings
Red sky at night, shepherd's delight,
Red sky in the morning, shepherd's warning.
Rain before seven,
Fine by eleven.
Rings around the moon,
Wet weather soon.
Shiny morning, cloudy day,
Cloudy morning, shiny day.
A sun shiny shower,
won't last half an hour.
If the sun goes pale to bed,
'twill rain tomorrow it is said.
Grey mist at dawn,
The day will be warm.
Rain on St. Swithin's day (15th July),
will be followed by 40 days of rain.
If the oak is out before the ash,
Then you'll only get a splash (a fairly dry summer).
But if the ash beats the oak,
Then you can expect a soak ( a wet summer).
If March comes in like a lion,
It goes out like a lamb.
If it comes in like a lamb,
It goes out like a lion.
Mackerel sky, mackerel sky,
Never long wet, never long dry.
When clouds appear like rocks and towers,
The earth will be refreshed by frequent showers.
When the bees crowd out of the hive,
The weather makes it good to be alive.
Posted by Mr Lewis at 7:56 pm 0 comments
11 March, 2007
New chicken feeder
This is our new chicken feeder.
The chickens had to learn to peck the yellow bar. When they peck the yellow bar, food falls to the ground. I thought that the chickens would find it difficult to learn how to do this, but they managed to learn within a week. I made sure that they had something really tasty inside to encourage them to peck. They enjoy having wheat, maize, mixed seeds and nuts.
There is now no waste, which means that we don't get rats. The chickens also have an automatic water trough, which makes keeping chickens very easy. When we go on holiday, someone only needs to check them once a week. Our neighbours are very friendly and love coming round more often.
The chickens had to learn to peck the yellow bar. When they peck the yellow bar, food falls to the ground. I thought that the chickens would find it difficult to learn how to do this, but they managed to learn within a week. I made sure that they had something really tasty inside to encourage them to peck. They enjoy having wheat, maize, mixed seeds and nuts.
There is now no waste, which means that we don't get rats. The chickens also have an automatic water trough, which makes keeping chickens very easy. When we go on holiday, someone only needs to check them once a week. Our neighbours are very friendly and love coming round more often.
Posted by Mr Lewis at 7:29 pm 0 comments
Ladybirds
I think ladybirds are my favourite insect. They eat lots of other insects, particularly the ones that eat garden plants. They are the gardener's friend. These ones have been sheltering from the cold winds and rain in a crack in a fence post. Do you think that they are all related? Do they all have the same number of dots?
Posted by Mr Lewis at 7:26 pm 0 comments
Almond tree flowering
This is our almond tree. I have recently moved it to the new orchard field, and it seems to have settled in well. It is the first tree to flower and has these lovely pink blossoms. Last year we got a few cups full of almonds in the autumn, and we are hoping we will have more this year.
Posted by Mr Lewis at 7:25 pm 0 comments
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