tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15314723862745169412024-02-19T03:36:28.386+00:00Emma Lou's blogEmmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09849001102729073557noreply@blogger.comBlogger78125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1531472386274516941.post-1148966434322328252010-02-17T18:53:00.007+00:002010-02-17T19:12:34.510+00:00Happy Valentines day<div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-vB5QwEuJIXmecuLJ3GwlzwP4eApRZiZk0YmLEO9szF8H3iH3C3Bb6ZytQ1BYldGqPqmI33kkbngAA2ATWO8kUwbQqcolttSS7-HMLqiGF4wEDkDWkME3jvZ3e8TINwIHfcw3apAOY5M/s1600-h/lupercalia.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 424px; height: 334px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-vB5QwEuJIXmecuLJ3GwlzwP4eApRZiZk0YmLEO9szF8H3iH3C3Bb6ZytQ1BYldGqPqmI33kkbngAA2ATWO8kUwbQqcolttSS7-HMLqiGF4wEDkDWkME3jvZ3e8TINwIHfcw3apAOY5M/s400/lupercalia.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439291480595190690" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div>I couldn't resist dressing Sheep up for Valentines day. She doesn't know it is Valentines, she is recalling her past life as a wolf. She is remembering the Lupercalia festival. Held in honour of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lupa_Capitolina" title="Lupa Capitolina" class="mw-redirect">Lupa</a>, the she-wolf who suckled the infant orphans, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romulus_and_Remus" title="Romulus and Remus">Romulus and Remus</a>. Sheep doesn't know she is not a she wolf anymore much to Floyd's disgust.<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwG1iYU7jXBgqIMJlSrLJXn1qvXvLLZsjGuDHSfo1j3bTeyU4YmCCKmki3X9K1mIH8lOk-P5oPTTW1XkDDf5pAs2uubnDeKjNs4qaxhButmBfu-wHkqbRGKzzMuyjnzFNwtZXlkGTwdY0/s1600-h/020.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 330px; height: 247px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwG1iYU7jXBgqIMJlSrLJXn1qvXvLLZsjGuDHSfo1j3bTeyU4YmCCKmki3X9K1mIH8lOk-P5oPTTW1XkDDf5pAs2uubnDeKjNs4qaxhButmBfu-wHkqbRGKzzMuyjnzFNwtZXlkGTwdY0/s400/020.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439289885546899138" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq8-CkELUy8sL7X1FWSHcGrkJWVlu5y5XNrbJYoP6djLfnIqb9wrZ0y23ev1dAj7p8qr0S9yrCt5oW1sRM48Srbq3QCYpU4PBJyiXZqxOl-49arx-PgRoi0dgrmSSTgVccgr7l5B-jJFk/s1600-h/017.JPG"> <img style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 330px; height: 247px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgckqmTP4SZc8ydUPNieUMfyLl7vvXjaajMt1ROkrvqkkBVjmrIGBFQ2ZZexUBH_Pt2lFFrjGZKPNrqyFWFVNxeLp4UQf_5zoHt1um-k2FQFqU6LTCbLSJlTMLxa9Pg1QOi1h7OfhDFHMI/s400/016.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439289901482669730" border="0" /></a>Emmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09849001102729073557noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1531472386274516941.post-35766289449484805232010-02-14T14:11:00.003+00:002010-02-14T17:13:02.798+00:00New Zealand part 3 Raglan with Lis<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGJ54VG02sLwN3acKYN3G32vptiBc44WNVV3cXSAw7pqCMckIGI0IIjp33xOKiP2Wv8w6U3MqSPc35cGCaKVvX2cmtHRKculONYhCfJGqxROi4Wys3NrYJ2G16qq-bm5Di7TGfQo6mOyA/s1600-h/SDC12919.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 330px; height: 247px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGJ54VG02sLwN3acKYN3G32vptiBc44WNVV3cXSAw7pqCMckIGI0IIjp33xOKiP2Wv8w6U3MqSPc35cGCaKVvX2cmtHRKculONYhCfJGqxROi4Wys3NrYJ2G16qq-bm5Di7TGfQo6mOyA/s400/SDC12919.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438143228303731042" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNIAQtPNfxvf-PGtzw1F7E7Plz1UZT0iOX1Hzc7FQJsDi4f3K7fuz28-tqwqnKxkHMwHdEJx2z-P2LSMSutMXDsEoeULovHIFDpig8iYD6mIlu34_zbMaK0qCuwlK_zxh_q7qsN33qte8/s1600-h/SDC12904.JPG"> <img style="cursor: pointer; 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I took a boat trip that day and saw a famous 'hole in the rock'.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7OMsIQx5UMmx_ko0qgZuHRPFOrE4TdhPkTR4gVjKX4kEYciStTOP6KfuZfYCfJn5rSVskQRydB0DwJlVC8HIOINJEh6FQYhT6lmyzEhozfhmhiX44U6FivUp6HSFeU0L1p19-E8hgUZo/s1600-h/SDC12935.JPG"><br /></a>Emmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09849001102729073557noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1531472386274516941.post-28111103401368822762010-02-12T17:30:00.011+00:002010-02-13T19:41:50.100+00:00New Zealand part 1 Cape Reinga and Hundred Mile beach<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgw-Jqcl8Daze-z4pPPLA2HGu6I1NeKR6e7WxpnI_gZ-fZ7ylxaxESzIAZxIUCQ92vy98_VuXFrgucgdvcibq0OIHLiA7BAX71beelKyzscdQVR5ELbqhQxFKkGIlRsOEYU16syCNm0jQ/s1600-h/100_2879.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 330px; height: 247px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgw-Jqcl8Daze-z4pPPLA2HGu6I1NeKR6e7WxpnI_gZ-fZ7ylxaxESzIAZxIUCQ92vy98_VuXFrgucgdvcibq0OIHLiA7BAX71beelKyzscdQVR5ELbqhQxFKkGIlRsOEYU16syCNm0jQ/s400/100_2879.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437803036289865906" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKn7q2ZBwWozOw4btxur-VUHQt4l2_4l_4Bx12AsQIyNSwUGBMaImlHc0STkQmF-MYiXvWSPd9qIhk-P325haBfg3Vvn3lrKGSOtQ0nFwzrPQ7of54JjXyx9ga4DkhwuxLmdnEfb23SAI/s1600-h/100_2889.JPG"> <img style="cursor: pointer; 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Here are some photos of the <a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 102);" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ninety_Mile_Beach,_New_Zealand">Ninety Mile beach</a>, we drove along the length of the beach and ended up at <a style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 102);" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Reinga">Cape Reinga</a>. On the way back we did the obligatory tourist activity of body boarding down the sand dunes, it was messy.<br /></div></div>Emmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09849001102729073557noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1531472386274516941.post-241875627302544332009-10-04T19:19:00.003+01:002009-10-04T19:37:28.032+01:00Winter cabbages<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn3_axLf4zKk3bGpAmASC66D8RS1MDhCRLK5tpCzQP4PPTj1H-dKHGt3sV_gigMJK1sQuAE-af5sbF5KxTL79t3CnPvZKNRw6EfX0fuk0viOf82JL3v0VxSWTz9lbmP-qEA10_ns9Xdxg/s1600-h/100_2711.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn3_axLf4zKk3bGpAmASC66D8RS1MDhCRLK5tpCzQP4PPTj1H-dKHGt3sV_gigMJK1sQuAE-af5sbF5KxTL79t3CnPvZKNRw6EfX0fuk0viOf82JL3v0VxSWTz9lbmP-qEA10_ns9Xdxg/s400/100_2711.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388813790169493442" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Today we have dug over the patch where cabbage white butterflies massacred all our purple sprouting broccoli and sprouts plants a few weeks ago. We have now planted some winter cabbages that WILL NOT go the same way as their predecessors because this time we have added a net. We are very proud of the way it looks now it is finished but are slightly worried that a certain puppy will go charging through the net and bring it down. Just as we were hammering in the wooden posts to support the net a lone cabbage white butterfly flew overhead this omen spurred us on to get it finished so fingers crossed that it will stay up.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifS38IYFh5JlhP3xdQbpum99CpOK3XcvLMAeP3AeSfhTCe85ADH6dpOy1_AvgiUxdu0r7RGVGPfjO2qzYhSQZ-i_ccWuO0PZA2SX1Mja5-F764N0hrAz1br5MIes2LU4kNmxf-FwxK_50/s1600-h/100_2712.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifS38IYFh5JlhP3xdQbpum99CpOK3XcvLMAeP3AeSfhTCe85ADH6dpOy1_AvgiUxdu0r7RGVGPfjO2qzYhSQZ-i_ccWuO0PZA2SX1Mja5-F764N0hrAz1br5MIes2LU4kNmxf-FwxK_50/s400/100_2712.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388813798783013154" border="0" /></a></div>Emmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09849001102729073557noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1531472386274516941.post-80652545631356024042009-10-04T19:12:00.006+01:002009-10-04T19:40:44.321+01:00The Snakey show with Auntie Bob<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig0TSLB2on74j1Zn7IRhalgwGYHC53ye2X3QcQb_4scoSXE13cat2JoYYFoLjyvgRMGHHb2j_7jpNipdWftmomRGtVzrQDITmKZvOAOms05zkstHSg-6mWm99m6aWaYNu2GwunY97bpr4/s1600-h/100_2704.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig0TSLB2on74j1Zn7IRhalgwGYHC53ye2X3QcQb_4scoSXE13cat2JoYYFoLjyvgRMGHHb2j_7jpNipdWftmomRGtVzrQDITmKZvOAOms05zkstHSg-6mWm99m6aWaYNu2GwunY97bpr4/s400/100_2704.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388810009855614178" border="0" /></a><br />This is Snakey the snake, she was bought for my brother when he was at school but now he lives away at university so mum looks after her.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQdVhv4Z3G3_iWjnRWhM72SVwDgP7xg5LUYtUGYUFdeZeb0Qgo0vQf7PELN4Vr_Ji8Xxh8NeWafradji8gSnVfTm9Y8tW9pa-dWUPy_13Jyj-2BE58Cia0xdsanMvWQb3x7Ei_1r6x6SE/s1600-h/100_2698.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQdVhv4Z3G3_iWjnRWhM72SVwDgP7xg5LUYtUGYUFdeZeb0Qgo0vQf7PELN4Vr_Ji8Xxh8NeWafradji8gSnVfTm9Y8tW9pa-dWUPy_13Jyj-2BE58Cia0xdsanMvWQb3x7Ei_1r6x6SE/s400/100_2698.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388810008378238674" border="0" /></a><br />Auntie bob has decided to make an informative video for Tom, Jack and Katherine (my little cousins) about feeding time. Hope you like it guys!<br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/rj34wdoe6a4&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x402061&color2=0x9461ca"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/rj34wdoe6a4&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x402061&color2=0x9461ca" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /></div>Emmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09849001102729073557noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1531472386274516941.post-53875857836253971432009-10-03T13:26:00.005+01:002009-10-03T17:14:52.980+01:00Lewisia and NEW SHOES<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPEiYiy8VPM1caLHhIGQ07iNFzEFTi54_P8me6ldmlY8yE4sGHpYCd1nkJziCe2xGX2cUVpanJRCNt0ToWW6qhGsRSd5WJawRUb9KsL78r5k-etrbilLl64tmS6BFaq8u_ZxkgXhpJp84/s1600-h/100_2696.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPEiYiy8VPM1caLHhIGQ07iNFzEFTi54_P8me6ldmlY8yE4sGHpYCd1nkJziCe2xGX2cUVpanJRCNt0ToWW6qhGsRSd5WJawRUb9KsL78r5k-etrbilLl64tmS6BFaq8u_ZxkgXhpJp84/s400/100_2696.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388349869477722066" border="0" /></a><br />Me and mum went looking for some winter cabbages to plant in the now empty vegetable bed/butterfly colony. We made a huge first time mistake and did not put up netting around the purple spouting broccoli and sprouts so we got hundreds of cabbage white butterflies which destroyed all the plants. Turned out the local garden centre didnt have any winter cabagges so I bought a Lewisia instead. I didnt know what it was and only bought it for the pretty pink flowers. But have since learnt that it is an alpine plant, that it originates from the US. It is a clump-forming, evergreen perennial with rosettes of dark green succulent leaves and grows in well-drained, stony soil. I have just repotted mine asap as it was in soggy peaty soil when I bought it. This plant is written about as being hard to please on the internet but by potting it into at least 50 per cent sand according to the <a href="http://www.ashwood-nurseries.co.uk/index.php?id=15&option=com_content&task=view">Ashwood Nurseries</a> page I found via google hopefully mine will survive.<br /><br />On to a totally different topic. I have new shoes, god bless Marks and Spencer where I bought these yesterday. Im saving for New Zealand which I leave for in a few weeks, but it will be my birthday before I go so contributions from Nana and Grandma paid for them.<br /><br />My lovely new shoes!!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgznTRHsevGhisTFcTRddp1V6HUGecirb62nOdPMn8jM4pmKH8OIa0pBtQwEmVDpeHI28nrsNTzA_K0UD_G6YH4L1pSNMxR_slNYtaCEj4xjbAnKox1-yULERV5r932eJx9wPJiU7jUwyY/s1600-h/100_2697.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgznTRHsevGhisTFcTRddp1V6HUGecirb62nOdPMn8jM4pmKH8OIa0pBtQwEmVDpeHI28nrsNTzA_K0UD_G6YH4L1pSNMxR_slNYtaCEj4xjbAnKox1-yULERV5r932eJx9wPJiU7jUwyY/s400/100_2697.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388349866004532978" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhELNOTmhld5_pemh1Sg7zy32Dm5sUvXYjzKRCKgON0bjFvIIv02yLrywKlDLJVpNvtkFagXfMQRNjfVmoFcDJWdeGphthb14riC-RsO9LWPZe0-rT9Tbb9p_PXh30dr-qQgP_FC2tIaL8/s1600-h/100_2676.JPG"><br /></a></div>Emmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09849001102729073557noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1531472386274516941.post-67738535633054279902009-10-03T11:48:00.014+01:002009-10-03T23:02:18.997+01:00Autumnwatch Fri 2nd October: Friday night on BBC TWO<div style="text-align: center;">I watched the first in the series of the new <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/autumnwatch/">Autumnwatch</a> and thought it was brilliant, here's a link to it on BBC Iplayer so watch it if you can.<br /></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: center;"><br /><object height="396" width="498"><param name="movie" value="http://www.bbc.co.uk/emp/external/player.swf"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><param name="FlashVars" value="playlist=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Ebbc%2Eco%2Euk%2Fiplayer%2Fplaylist%2Fp004jpsd&config_settings_skin=black&config_settings_showFooter=true&"><embed src="http://www.bbc.co.uk/emp/external/player.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" flashvars="playlist=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Ebbc%2Eco%2Euk%2Fiplayer%2Fplaylist%2Fp004jpsd&config_settings_skin=black&config_settings_showFooter=true&" height="396" width="498"></embed></object><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">If you don't know this is a series from on BBC Two a</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">t 9</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">p</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">m on a Friday night. Great for those people who are like me who are not out clubbing at thi</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">s </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">time. The programme returns this year in a new format, lasts for eight-weeks and celebrated UK wildlife, live and interac</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">tive from across the country. Chris Packham and Kate Humble report from the BBC natural History Unit in Bristolon even</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">ts such as monitoring bird migrations on the south coast, visiting a wildlife rescue centre to meet hedgehogs getting in shape for hibernation and soaking up the glories of our autumn woodlands, alive with rich colours and a wild harvest, in the Lake District to name but a few.</span> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br /><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The programme follow</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">s up this year's re-introduction of wild beavers from Norway</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">, finds</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> dorm</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">ice in unu</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">sual locations and helps stranded manx shearwaters</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">. I</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">nvestigates sightings of large n</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">umbers of killer whales</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">that have learned to follow macker</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">el fishing boats. </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">There will be weekly reports about how you can get involved with all sorts of interesting wildlife activities such as bat detecting, bird ringing, building homes for wildlife and finding out about ancient knowledge of medicinal plants.</span> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">And my favourite comes via satellite link each week and follows the great </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">autumn spectacle on</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> the Isle of Rum.</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> The gladiatorial battles and the sexual intrigues of the red</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> deer</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> rut.<br /><br />This is my favourite part as I travelled to Rum about 4 years ago to watch the deer rut in my first year at uni. It is</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">a very small island so the area he films in and even the research hut he is very fami</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">liar to me. It was an amazing experience brings back</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> lots of good memories. Apparently he will also be going to the Arctic Circle and Afric</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">a to see the other side of the lives of migrating birds</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">, such as geese, wading birds, sand martins and ospreys.</span><br />Here are some of my photos of Rum..<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV4GvIVNYIIWl7CNm-k0HwFW4VPoEuIUVRTk6MyR2ANdUqyIc3SpqMVQ52_Wablu8OLuS3zoayiV4dt_e17yIE6tYBcgPfWI87mmSnkfTYvDVhCFaDRyBqZPXTbWjQt8CuYv7qouXXN50/s1600-h/041.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 262px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV4GvIVNYIIWl7CNm-k0HwFW4VPoEuIUVRTk6MyR2ANdUqyIc3SpqMVQ52_Wablu8OLuS3zoayiV4dt_e17yIE6tYBcgPfWI87mmSnkfTYvDVhCFaDRyBqZPXTbWjQt8CuYv7qouXXN50/s400/041.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388345686799396706" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXeatSmcdgW53_k40tai-j7xElZfo06HRWXBnxn-cHKtRW3pHZJHbyhk_NX8xTFZskdvlUFkJB6fIt7XxiZ4MZN1p8D0-zvdScKh-7gdGtYKRFBufKGc3uPT5Mnh24qd-iv3wwBZGrte0/s1600-h/023.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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We went out with the researchers to take the antlers from the dead stag, for measuring and recording purposes. Once we approached a huge dead stag which had been gouged by his opponent's antler through the eye socket, when we got close we soon realised it wasnt quite dead and had to run for cover. I saw golden eagles and sea eagles, otters, dolphins and the wild horses.<br /></div>Emmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09849001102729073557noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1531472386274516941.post-64510235160926353702009-09-10T18:15:00.004+01:002009-09-10T19:58:17.055+01:00Bramble jelly and other preserves<div style="text-align: center;">What a lovely day to pick blackberries<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinkXEPnJMwqy59CGo2arnQFQqHvDRUoy6cfkIb0znNXsE3Y-crz5jdhPrssS5TV28cpNZfPRbXy3QZIpJxKoZkHQ0Ln5wwKkDPRug2vLR2ANLgSbs0Fm-KAaLTZqEF4qfbP8GHiJMKsRo/s1600-h/100_2602.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinkXEPnJMwqy59CGo2arnQFQqHvDRUoy6cfkIb0znNXsE3Y-crz5jdhPrssS5TV28cpNZfPRbXy3QZIpJxKoZkHQ0Ln5wwKkDPRug2vLR2ANLgSbs0Fm-KAaLTZqEF4qfbP8GHiJMKsRo/s400/100_2602.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379889448166978898" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Looks there will be more ripe next week<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwMWN4D1F_I_DjHWUmBzeEF_WSS5dOd5hT4BEKdwfRKT1mbDuPg-g3NxXrbRMPfvWGvccTF7Ud5kSxuHxuVmZEOVsRNRcNhklgnJm5whP3InVzXt5kAfuczDt9ua9-XAVsXR7cgyfxZRA/s1600-h/100_2596.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwMWN4D1F_I_DjHWUmBzeEF_WSS5dOd5hT4BEKdwfRKT1mbDuPg-g3NxXrbRMPfvWGvccTF7Ud5kSxuHxuVmZEOVsRNRcNhklgnJm5whP3InVzXt5kAfuczDt9ua9-XAVsXR7cgyfxZRA/s400/100_2596.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379889442917642594" border="0" /></a><br /><br />My haul after 10 minutes<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7JH30fJrCf7VqXtTbquTzA6jAsV0h4MpuIrC6NHWEsNiBMpDV9khVZJ5at5J_pvhNjWppF-5mHD7OGfAlMm_UViFBOx0MmDjWCqsfPKdezri9Jydt0hq8tHKYxDWSjGYVBNYymFpomxs/s1600-h/100_2620.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7JH30fJrCf7VqXtTbquTzA6jAsV0h4MpuIrC6NHWEsNiBMpDV9khVZJ5at5J_pvhNjWppF-5mHD7OGfAlMm_UViFBOx0MmDjWCqsfPKdezri9Jydt0hq8tHKYxDWSjGYVBNYymFpomxs/s400/100_2620.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379904247726015394" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />It has been so nice out that I've been going down to the beach to pick blackberries most days for the last week. I freeze them, top cheese cakes with them, use them to make crumbles and now to complete my fruit based preserve smörgåsbord make Bramble Jelly with them. Recipes for bramble jelly range from being very simple, using just black berries, sugar and water to the more exotic which encompass tempting liqueurs.<br />After a long hard think I've opted for the alcoholic version using some <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cr%C3%A8me_de_cassis">Creme de Cassis</a> .<br /><br />Ingredients:<br />3lb of Blackberries, washed<br />2 large cooking Apples, peeled cored and diced<br />450ml Water<br />Juice of 1 Lemon<br />Jam Sugar<br />A couple of tablespoons of Creme de Cassis<br /><br />First string up a jelly bag in you're kitchen. Put blackberries, apple, water and lemon juice in a large cooking pan bring to the boil and then simmer for 20 mins approx (until fruit is soft). Tip the contents of the pot into the jelly bag and with a large bowl underneath and leave to drip overnight (It is tempting to smash the fruit down to make more juice but this will result in cloudy jelly). For every 600ml of juice in the bowl add 1lb of jam sugar (or any with added pectin) and pour into the cooking pan, put on a low heat while stirring constantly to stop burning and to dissolve all the sugar. Now add the Creme de Cassis and bring to the boil for 15 minutes stirring constantly. The idea is for the jelly to have reached setting point by boiling, a good test of this is to dot a plate with the jelly and when you see the jelly wrinkle rather than run when you tip the plate then setting point has been reached. Decant the jelly into jars and when cooled slightly add the wax seals and lids. If the jelly has'nt set you can easily just boil it up again, as I had to do on my first batch.<br /><br />These are all the preserves we've made this year (so far). Marmalade, Raspberry Jam (homegrown), Greengage Jam, Green tomato chutney (homegrown), Hot red tomato chutney (homegrown) and Bramble Jelly (homegrown).<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1gjUcSHkBH1EnLwvdxWUpHuiPdq6sV_qKOSmq-eyM8heGKYyv2a6zx_2m829gE8b0fuUj5_su_f_mMdz-N2oEBiD_F_ZGCUkBY32DjO6hLF957NRerAxS_5txPvAaddx3vuiKz7EM-KA/s1600-h/100_2588.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1gjUcSHkBH1EnLwvdxWUpHuiPdq6sV_qKOSmq-eyM8heGKYyv2a6zx_2m829gE8b0fuUj5_su_f_mMdz-N2oEBiD_F_ZGCUkBY32DjO6hLF957NRerAxS_5txPvAaddx3vuiKz7EM-KA/s400/100_2588.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379889434301822418" border="0" 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The runner beans finished a couple of weeks ago and so we ate the last of them and pulled them down for the compost bin. The tomatoes are doing very well although I’m finding it hard to keep up with the watering. When the first downpour of rain started 2 weeks ago I went out and collected all the low hanging tomatoes green and red, my reasoning was the either the slugs would have them or they would just rot in the wet and I could not let either happen. I have been using organic slug pellets around the base of the tomato plants as well as a fence from heavy duty chicken wire to protect them from the Sheep. I would have liked to try the beer trap method but I thought the dogs would get it, the egg shell method but we don’t have our own chickens... so that idea was out and nematode worms are one for next year as well as I found them hard to find.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal;" align="center"><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style="font-size:100%;">
<br /><span style="font-family: times new roman;">So anyway with the tomatoes I made some green tomato chutney, I made some hot red tomato chutney.</span></span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfXZImnC-8aejNKKAaBNf-vx5oqHZ-dEgWAVO_nvSWQq3gK0YwBBSTBZjGpRPlihh9kjiqQRRAZjio8OQ5EftGCtYSQ3nRRBezwft3LTvDRzivN7Nd92K2UlJgQ6fMO2bHIfAzWmxaf-c/s1600-h/100_2543.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfXZImnC-8aejNKKAaBNf-vx5oqHZ-dEgWAVO_nvSWQq3gK0YwBBSTBZjGpRPlihh9kjiqQRRAZjio8OQ5EftGCtYSQ3nRRBezwft3LTvDRzivN7Nd92K2UlJgQ6fMO2bHIfAzWmxaf-c/s400/100_2543.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379760520573432354" border="0" /></a>
<br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><strong><span style="font-family:times new roman;">Ingredients</span>:</strong></span> <ul><li><span style="font-size:100%;">1kg green tomatoes cut into small chunks
<br /></span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;">2 cooking size apples cut into small chunks
<br /></span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;">500g soft brown sugar</span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;">500ml malt vinegar</span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;">4cm of root ginger peeled and crushed (keep in one piece so you can fish it out at the end)
<br /></span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;">A couple of red chillis, left whole
<br /></span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;">125g sultanas</span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;">300g shallots, chopped
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dissolve sugar and the stop the mixture from burning. When it has reached the boil you must then turn it down to a tame simmer, (with the lid off) and then keep stirring as often as possible for 3 hours approx. The aim is to be able to stir through the chutney and the bottom of the pot to stay visible as no liquid remains. I then fished out the chillies and the ginger and decanted the chutney into sterilized jam jars. 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<br /></div>Emmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09849001102729073557noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1531472386274516941.post-80201838630454006802009-09-02T10:28:00.003+01:002009-09-02T10:43:06.435+01:00Brugmansia<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDJAkmX1CMbOtT7czcq3kcM0hmFA4fVISQNqmo7r02vHfyqHhfQhpV7VIe-hC6mxC-_HlOC0Lrm1As1p7nDVMsVK38n6mTZvpCp3rsziUJ4IIdGAi4enEKX49QkijGcc7SrAYhmUIuBXk/s1600-h/1stthree.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 105px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDJAkmX1CMbOtT7czcq3kcM0hmFA4fVISQNqmo7r02vHfyqHhfQhpV7VIe-hC6mxC-_HlOC0Lrm1As1p7nDVMsVK38n6mTZvpCp3rsziUJ4IIdGAi4enEKX49QkijGcc7SrAYhmUIuBXk/s400/1stthree.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376800027765897106" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRjfSqzPUNwHubB8I2lPrOrAPaR3pzJvMNUFeYasBx6kscqEDr6vWV6ZmubKcykV6QXIeO2YgNgOSGVCFF201F66w5OWPJPDaJBKbuB1huqcoovfwfKXrqZIbu-gG5LIMHnQYghT0Byjk/s1600-h/2ndthree.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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We have cherry and plum tomatoes which must have come from tins<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1GIzgkHCa3j6qK2uVhqTu1-cVvylHN7Fk0Y7B2AYixWq8Sfj8SKbjtdXjeFQa9UMIjbR5ql3fCTf9p9C9INHPtDOE_vV6y5yRqeyEQ0g0TluaV05xK4bukcQDRj-pr794-NReF_Ljy9M/s1600-h/100_2488.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1GIzgkHCa3j6qK2uVhqTu1-cVvylHN7Fk0Y7B2AYixWq8Sfj8SKbjtdXjeFQa9UMIjbR5ql3fCTf9p9C9INHPtDOE_vV6y5yRqeyEQ0g0TluaV05xK4bukcQDRj-pr794-NReF_Ljy9M/s400/100_2488.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374594809942069458" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />All the self seeded collected up and potted, now known as tomato hospital<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNCI5jBEMP9LQLSyox1U7r1Hp5Yq6Hr9uPbTa_HABF7VuNeRM8JrgXLH0Tfx5tZmAoljXLQaiqPXsSp-c4M0JJoShAnXjdXP7eERWZislIIMFZCnQLewA2gjIW9rl1ZG-dERbESoEjwcw/s1600-h/100_2506.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNCI5jBEMP9LQLSyox1U7r1Hp5Yq6Hr9uPbTa_HABF7VuNeRM8JrgXLH0Tfx5tZmAoljXLQaiqPXsSp-c4M0JJoShAnXjdXP7eERWZislIIMFZCnQLewA2gjIW9rl1ZG-dERbESoEjwcw/s400/100_2506.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374593732619970786" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9UhxyROiJQbkP8G0pcOHRawlrcIZoVA1aQXq6GUqHTnhW2RRrflfH1Pv727_Mybb9tXve4BupnunUOm0nO1W0zIGT4IkzT-btn1y_uKdpOmtfHnfD26GfvhwB1CkRj8PSRydWVCVn8Sg/s1600-h/100_2508.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9UhxyROiJQbkP8G0pcOHRawlrcIZoVA1aQXq6GUqHTnhW2RRrflfH1Pv727_Mybb9tXve4BupnunUOm0nO1W0zIGT4IkzT-btn1y_uKdpOmtfHnfD26GfvhwB1CkRj8PSRydWVCVn8Sg/s400/100_2508.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374593722823167394" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvsE3lUeQe3hiBLnaVrCrPUmvJvdvZ8hUZYzBMvT9AyBuAHKKGfA0cpWzXo3JceZWTablgdhXM5ftuHSOOfsuyzBogErvMf2MjWK13V9csk8L97rEFQrNvn6TQYj9RSd4iOFExQ2W6s7w/s1600-h/100_2509.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvsE3lUeQe3hiBLnaVrCrPUmvJvdvZ8hUZYzBMvT9AyBuAHKKGfA0cpWzXo3JceZWTablgdhXM5ftuHSOOfsuyzBogErvMf2MjWK13V9csk8L97rEFQrNvn6TQYj9RSd4iOFExQ2W6s7w/s400/100_2509.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374593714394449186" border="0" /></a><br /></div>Emmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09849001102729073557noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1531472386274516941.post-38558752530971348292009-08-26T21:52:00.008+01:002009-08-26T22:57:39.526+01:00Common or Viviparous Lizard - Lacerta vivipara / Zootoca vivipara<div style="text-align: center;">Since spring time I have being seeing lizards around the garden. First lizard I saw had absolutely no tail, then more recently Ive seen what looks like the same lizard with a black stump. I see the lizards basking in the sun usually near to pots, or seed trays, this is presumably so they can run for cover and so they stay close to a supply of insects.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9foI19KorHzV40gGNE3iHdip5EjrsAzeH9-mnzesGXKKi3Z6hFgMxORdFrSod-4eL0VlL2-mxI_6efNpHJA6U87H0sFRn6kvSI57_GD8_naobmWG3vB8R4DRPuDzqkU3maPtKbqA8iAY/s1600-h/100_2427.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9foI19KorHzV40gGNE3iHdip5EjrsAzeH9-mnzesGXKKi3Z6hFgMxORdFrSod-4eL0VlL2-mxI_6efNpHJA6U87H0sFRn6kvSI57_GD8_naobmWG3vB8R4DRPuDzqkU3maPtKbqA8iAY/s400/100_2427.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374379798248373746" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Lizard with no tail, This photo was taken in March 09. I now know March to be the month Common or Viviparous Lizard wake up from hibernation.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7t237b3u5ndyBMoUWM_zeYdjnfeTwdWRqcOjmKDOpkn6CXqBA16c8YgDD1lAaLQf-Qn_irr07uydIOnfzangPpud0vHOkbQM6hNliWn1ITasqAf7QLtKGTRCLFP-FKkywnIah79cuauA/s1600-h/Lizard+001.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7t237b3u5ndyBMoUWM_zeYdjnfeTwdWRqcOjmKDOpkn6CXqBA16c8YgDD1lAaLQf-Qn_irr07uydIOnfzangPpud0vHOkbQM6hNliWn1ITasqAf7QLtKGTRCLFP-FKkywnIah79cuauA/s400/Lizard+001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374389737987598034" border="0" /></a><br /><br />What we think is the same lizard in July. This one appears to be regrowing a tail.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMqPvQ4w98oZ1v43Tv6s697ij9vvEuph4ZdOWb1ViYD0QaMAFYKwna91sYAWxq8NKmp5_Czba_Wzmdy1h2jx6rJqIWkJFOVJ82qQJxA25qVrFTyDoGNzdDb3XVuGtoLndp2aACzfXjekw/s1600-h/100_2429.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMqPvQ4w98oZ1v43Tv6s697ij9vvEuph4ZdOWb1ViYD0QaMAFYKwna91sYAWxq8NKmp5_Czba_Wzmdy1h2jx6rJqIWkJFOVJ82qQJxA25qVrFTyDoGNzdDb3XVuGtoLndp2aACzfXjekw/s400/100_2429.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374379776077936658" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I looked up the lizard and on the brilliant website Reptiles and Amphibians of the UK.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.herpetofauna.co.uk/common_lizard.htm"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 28px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ18EVCq9hiTKlKcxm3l7EOYh61vcmtdKAXIdKlWBXc1Z7v9MUF2GrCWdpwc7epYiaUeaQnc-O0bc3RjrlfPRs6C7aGVLY_IEnL2mGezas9er6YAOhzDZBRGano6h7a0RWJhcDtAUy7XE/s400/Untitled.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374392956536658706" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.herpetofauna.co.uk/common_lizard.htm"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 282px; height: 141px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqBr4C0SAxyKTwIJBDVfjRjEVy30tyCgqQsoyjGNmF2O-ZC8ZSW3ruNn4mTqaJsbqQeGYbJG3MWGVfYgkU56UDIZcYwfQr7fqYoTCmBJUbtPKol3D94Mn-0e_1V8bU8x0yA3chYRDJVWg/s400/Lacertaviviparamale.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374388558255432018" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.herpetofauna.co.uk/common_lizard.htm"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 221px; height: 144px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtnpMLsnPJr1dnCClpwA5WMDzQZ1B2rHoIzVJvgd_ehLac0Fuj0mRPsNj8tB4Poj7qiZ06CxMRx-p15wEbxP8Si7lqDz8bKCw7Ckbs2fiDbIwUKRMN1DnCDQE4vKQYxuxIxqai_TCu9v4/s400/Lacertaviviparafemale.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374388553731006258" border="0" /></a><br />It helps that there are very few native British reptiles or Amphibians so it wasnt hard to find. It could only have been the rare Sand Lizard (<i>Lacerta agilis</i>) some of which are found near to where I live in Hampshire except that these are much larger than those I have seen.<br /></div>Emmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09849001102729073557noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1531472386274516941.post-62340676129082751932009-08-26T21:01:00.004+01:002009-08-26T21:21:01.611+01:00Nice plants in the house and garden<div style="text-align: center;">Aloe vera populating the worktop in the kitchen<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwbb-SZ7MvwbwI8pxUjZbcH3v86oP_RkekCqBxMYKTMbdZqfKcwVzqAP8cnHXvBMadatk6GSCGqethMzBGOxQ_cOoikiayKruET62-WhhNQt348q6VO_pa5JujZD4E3x9W7QY_9V2fRqc/s1600-h/100_2512.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwbb-SZ7MvwbwI8pxUjZbcH3v86oP_RkekCqBxMYKTMbdZqfKcwVzqAP8cnHXvBMadatk6GSCGqethMzBGOxQ_cOoikiayKruET62-WhhNQt348q6VO_pa5JujZD4E3x9W7QY_9V2fRqc/s400/100_2512.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374366575243691826" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Nice purple plant, dont know what it is but very popular with the hover flies<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTQo-N7NjXUEh7iOf0zu6xzL3w7uGqtnAwm4EYj4IGNOWtUqMRAqgM2h-44sitO-_REDtb9ZbN3j1MVMmRyArnetVnGFvx_wUA-Eas8fjJ_Mn4NfY0vmAdZrexxv-m_uPmAZMETz_xahk/s1600-h/100_2529.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTQo-N7NjXUEh7iOf0zu6xzL3w7uGqtnAwm4EYj4IGNOWtUqMRAqgM2h-44sitO-_REDtb9ZbN3j1MVMmRyArnetVnGFvx_wUA-Eas8fjJ_Mn4NfY0vmAdZrexxv-m_uPmAZMETz_xahk/s400/100_2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374366563921565122" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Self seeding cyclamen<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYk9vYPYbMWbtPHmDoy0HMnDSVm7tAEIRO2eIsi4L69lHo3yhdfwtpiOQ_Zl2NCbOk_pI8M68eg3msV7ooYsPb21Ak9sK3s5uE1sTl-m5YKPcT59vlJ4TUaPEAM0fRIEgRbYQKumtWs64/s1600-h/100_2527.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYk9vYPYbMWbtPHmDoy0HMnDSVm7tAEIRO2eIsi4L69lHo3yhdfwtpiOQ_Zl2NCbOk_pI8M68eg3msV7ooYsPb21Ak9sK3s5uE1sTl-m5YKPcT59vlJ4TUaPEAM0fRIEgRbYQKumtWs64/s400/100_2527.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374366555397288562" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Begonia looks fantastic<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiropOk0gEGaNGouW0jHRKWl3CZhheJ5HY2slaj3pmu_kotXSqApSuX7UmrafrNfQqFnC7FPPgnIFYh9cG75pkHmLHh0HsGzKoiOuNV2jXf7MYe8d0B5PtTyoPr93yqpMVGiqR6GkUDI48/s1600-h/100_2533.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiropOk0gEGaNGouW0jHRKWl3CZhheJ5HY2slaj3pmu_kotXSqApSuX7UmrafrNfQqFnC7FPPgnIFYh9cG75pkHmLHh0HsGzKoiOuNV2jXf7MYe8d0B5PtTyoPr93yqpMVGiqR6GkUDI48/s400/100_2533.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374366540437207986" border="0" /></a><br /><br />My strelitzia is doing brilliant in the warm conservatory<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLC_OIopZZYvygSbnM3Q5sAO8D-0K7DWdu0TaJdQairlqSj8QlQVTzMeeErgOHvxKDqeLFz7Zm-zTMH-EE9O25_CQRm3MAsf-HJRgSShepQJ9rOMagRpp73eVrJLfBm7olgpR974xEhsU/s1600-h/100_2510.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLC_OIopZZYvygSbnM3Q5sAO8D-0K7DWdu0TaJdQairlqSj8QlQVTzMeeErgOHvxKDqeLFz7Zm-zTMH-EE9O25_CQRm3MAsf-HJRgSShepQJ9rOMagRpp73eVrJLfBm7olgpR974xEhsU/s400/100_2510.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374368991266438034" border="0" /></a><br /><br />South African plant is flowering<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtjMWlAaRbMzUn1x2jyu194kEIS7yTTrGBU1eEEaJ9J25n86af9tc-X4-i5oFH6ueX68babif2k5JLzIKzoqW8Y3bLEuDJBKyPsC5ZgBY_9Qsa66Wkli3N1J5B9Wm4NkoYFL-RagiXomU/s1600-h/100_2515.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtjMWlAaRbMzUn1x2jyu194kEIS7yTTrGBU1eEEaJ9J25n86af9tc-X4-i5oFH6ueX68babif2k5JLzIKzoqW8Y3bLEuDJBKyPsC5ZgBY_9Qsa66Wkli3N1J5B9Wm4NkoYFL-RagiXomU/s400/100_2515.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374368995627966066" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Walnut sapling, the only survivor of the sheep attack<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm_Wmi744rFhh8u6McBDsjwJNp8-PMvOll3WT0nrn6Fng5XbmWBcs8ufFJRTFUPL-3FXnDCHKsyhK4k5V8qaO1-xb3CF_RA7YnMiSKQ4zKXK6lFz4RYNP8LkBRl46W64rV1yatS70oFxg/s1600-h/100_2530.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm_Wmi744rFhh8u6McBDsjwJNp8-PMvOll3WT0nrn6Fng5XbmWBcs8ufFJRTFUPL-3FXnDCHKsyhK4k5V8qaO1-xb3CF_RA7YnMiSKQ4zKXK6lFz4RYNP8LkBRl46W64rV1yatS70oFxg/s400/100_2530.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374369002995294962" border="0" /></a><br /></div>Emmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09849001102729073557noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1531472386274516941.post-41446301677395011742009-08-26T19:45:00.007+01:002009-08-27T14:08:49.490+01:00The vegetables grown so far<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOixDgM5Pi6JsUj-O22w-9PtQq0gxgk26dCHMu3hCjynjy7ruVR6GfuBMq6O3FMB-FUv2rzTm3oCI-sC8fL0jMzzmjD1VlSYF4_HwIVRIGI68_QZOvSRF0X6bKfPfMJr1DG8LaDJ7G6U4/s1600-h/spuds+%26+sprouts.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOixDgM5Pi6JsUj-O22w-9PtQq0gxgk26dCHMu3hCjynjy7ruVR6GfuBMq6O3FMB-FUv2rzTm3oCI-sC8fL0jMzzmjD1VlSYF4_HwIVRIGI68_QZOvSRF0X6bKfPfMJr1DG8LaDJ7G6U4/s400/spuds+%26+sprouts.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374629490459765122" border="0" /></a><br />This is what the vegetable plot looked like back in March<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkuY9xLgxfJDI1oBxZIhC_BK5RyKmOJ_kpa5QBgsFatIsjXNGM-xFX4tcalV0sa7S1zNa1b6-jVyaL2-P1reJXZaPTgghyphenhyphendg-9M33NS63fHrbHVMQTEk_o0268vVjoiZuTReayjBT90VI/s1600-h/beetroot+beans+etc.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkuY9xLgxfJDI1oBxZIhC_BK5RyKmOJ_kpa5QBgsFatIsjXNGM-xFX4tcalV0sa7S1zNa1b6-jVyaL2-P1reJXZaPTgghyphenhyphendg-9M33NS63fHrbHVMQTEk_o0268vVjoiZuTReayjBT90VI/s400/beetroot+beans+etc.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374629481652728818" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Runner beans</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY83fP1su_kdiZZ-M_2vQr5jnCCDWXsyxeMHrXaeC6AaMWgG2TyKTgE4lnyvht5RmhgOOZdPaXJ_jum3WomgcnnHnMwItfyTNNMlm1e4aoqQHLARbC1BlxFpIb7_3fBfoafdO80VVRLoE/s1600-h/100_2490.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY83fP1su_kdiZZ-M_2vQr5jnCCDWXsyxeMHrXaeC6AaMWgG2TyKTgE4lnyvht5RmhgOOZdPaXJ_jum3WomgcnnHnMwItfyTNNMlm1e4aoqQHLARbC1BlxFpIb7_3fBfoafdO80VVRLoE/s400/100_2490.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374361797427497330" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Self seeded tomatoes growing in the beetroot<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwQyGTf5O9lNnYZDxfecxI9ldYi2mvyG4Fm-KrMaNKOQZmR4vRRv_mVnJyKj984rYQF4H-POEDbILO9j49Ey2Td_p6ti0d4FD4q7_uD2Q8Ft1Ykuuv8SlqSOvjj0UOqPmH5JjE_tgZhsw/s1600-h/100_2488.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwQyGTf5O9lNnYZDxfecxI9ldYi2mvyG4Fm-KrMaNKOQZmR4vRRv_mVnJyKj984rYQF4H-POEDbILO9j49Ey2Td_p6ti0d4FD4q7_uD2Q8Ft1Ykuuv8SlqSOvjj0UOqPmH5JjE_tgZhsw/s400/100_2488.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374361790811377330" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9VMBGb2rO9Ou3HF_-iEbtCoHAJYQdUZRI0TT7f2LFs7A80J_7oL6NCL0DII0-KLFH53iJP-_qn5RfhfMkOeL4P8oaEj0QzzZzl_4XPKj1rADdZvGDL5XD_6qFJMWqyHymz7wkvUob9Go/s1600-h/100_2487.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdReDM6qCgPgReVI7EslrzfEti9SXvl2scXTl_E2kQN5oJoeQN78XdxxHzzdKMq7d2sjnMw2wIY587RxmOmTgfrBV-jjM0CYwVO8A_jkE8p5wYcAv5Obhx7SWsbb1cx7rdXmOKkoj07Ps/s400/100_2486.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374361773015090178" border="0" /></a><br /></div>Emmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09849001102729073557noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1531472386274516941.post-65459998166956672922009-08-26T19:36:00.002+01:002009-08-26T19:44:16.014+01:00Little Ray has flower buds<div style="text-align: center;">By the looks of it wont be long until Little Ray flowers for the first time, unfortunately the weather here has changed as of today from hot and humid to blowing a gale and torrential rain (end of the British summer). I might have to move the plant into the garage to wait out the rain.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc85d1P_5BxLV8sLgHs7hiD0LvZeRBt32xTHavKAOh3BbpKYLT3AT3QurGhL5inEf-4GCmgQzuwoXzLtM9cDIQoNo1szOGP9yoIG3cE9QA0Gh9dL06mbMCH23jXCb9uAlTVNq1LQVCWys/s1600-h/100_2484.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc85d1P_5BxLV8sLgHs7hiD0LvZeRBt32xTHavKAOh3BbpKYLT3AT3QurGhL5inEf-4GCmgQzuwoXzLtM9cDIQoNo1szOGP9yoIG3cE9QA0Gh9dL06mbMCH23jXCb9uAlTVNq1LQVCWys/s400/100_2484.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374344481653530914" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDukJM5bN6WZN5JJTl88IvMOoQmjvErN3jnDt4oQonQBvCEv_q3ZIE9fGtbnl9TcqdmbfPUo0w676LHpF5RRdQVdt7LwXXU7iKZvqQFCl3v3Y4dBeUbqpcs7RQ9GR67SGKVcsCjiEcNCM/s1600-h/100_2483.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDukJM5bN6WZN5JJTl88IvMOoQmjvErN3jnDt4oQonQBvCEv_q3ZIE9fGtbnl9TcqdmbfPUo0w676LHpF5RRdQVdt7LwXXU7iKZvqQFCl3v3Y4dBeUbqpcs7RQ9GR67SGKVcsCjiEcNCM/s400/100_2483.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374344484664133378" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibF5aoqhB2SvGKT-rOxxPcE3vsXKM8Ixvrdlhct4IAOWE5bT5wnD_dOJuGCDE0aWmV5AUejJARGEWlE62mEOISOeegy_TNlZggw6VwLHBvz5YUDWmLHngft_Y7VV3tXvK5HKIEVr-DrIA/s1600-h/100_2479.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibF5aoqhB2SvGKT-rOxxPcE3vsXKM8Ixvrdlhct4IAOWE5bT5wnD_dOJuGCDE0aWmV5AUejJARGEWlE62mEOISOeegy_TNlZggw6VwLHBvz5YUDWmLHngft_Y7VV3tXvK5HKIEVr-DrIA/s400/100_2479.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374344455061144226" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi72pcHHg8FOjOg5SYGk-giuA0t_6CnGhMETUnnPF7tpqY4QiShnrJ8LmIF_pg9mPAu-QQBdEyuq9QfOldNB4lrf5cZkuuZHrj2l0qt_k-BUGkYW8dCiRDOvIwFgOPyX_tVSNJcy9m3OOQ/s1600-h/100_2480.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi72pcHHg8FOjOg5SYGk-giuA0t_6CnGhMETUnnPF7tpqY4QiShnrJ8LmIF_pg9mPAu-QQBdEyuq9QfOldNB4lrf5cZkuuZHrj2l0qt_k-BUGkYW8dCiRDOvIwFgOPyX_tVSNJcy9m3OOQ/s400/100_2480.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374344458684651202" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw-h1AOWv6JmfrYgNAV-dVBrV0Qum1gkHQH4xTtpnJj8a_H5Rt5ABWXmeQJBfcAMqOPPaSRsml_hhMSvKK5PbT5X8WkhXlXQLxxXneJSBM9B6Lt3pZGFjlNOCtVVBAqVIxWc_xYG6cN2A/s1600-h/100_2481.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw-h1AOWv6JmfrYgNAV-dVBrV0Qum1gkHQH4xTtpnJj8a_H5Rt5ABWXmeQJBfcAMqOPPaSRsml_hhMSvKK5PbT5X8WkhXlXQLxxXneJSBM9B6Lt3pZGFjlNOCtVVBAqVIxWc_xYG6cN2A/s400/100_2481.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374344471579400322" border="0" /></a><br /></div>Emmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09849001102729073557noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1531472386274516941.post-43966259616985531282009-08-26T19:21:00.005+01:002010-02-12T16:38:29.113+00:006 mixed Angels Trumpet hybrids<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiutSB-lyHt7rDj-1KrdVkEZJbGrUt3Q-VsklB9HDCgfogzNhS2X8s5yv3ien2oTu06ySYIwhPAZgmLA8UMBNWW8giTKA-EJjC_RVmsuPGZGjTUoxEQW0K8tkBDqL0h0Qoy-J8qOqNtQL8/s1600-h/100_2474.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiutSB-lyHt7rDj-1KrdVkEZJbGrUt3Q-VsklB9HDCgfogzNhS2X8s5yv3ien2oTu06ySYIwhPAZgmLA8UMBNWW8giTKA-EJjC_RVmsuPGZGjTUoxEQW0K8tkBDqL0h0Qoy-J8qOqNtQL8/s400/100_2474.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374342359916554018" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">On the 7th of August I started off the packet of mixed Brugmansia hybrids<a href="http://www.jungleseeds.co.uk/"></a>. 10 days later I noticed the first seedling poking through. I microwaved the soil first to sterilize it, then placed the damp seed tray in a propagator. The packet says the seeds take 1 to 2 months at 20c to 25c, I have a thermometer in the propagator which reads that its hot enough without adding extra heat. So far I only have the one seedling but its now 3 inches tall in only 19 days.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjMf4M785T7o2dC1Y_tMdkpw-48Z2LL9qBTi4KvtAE_DAeXrjUZC5_L7TnlgXMeSGEs4DxID8XANjMK0V5T3LAnFcMepHDAUQaovhf8E7DHRUb8IbiIrSONWF0tFxHyBSFMq4Dngu16e4/s1600-h/100_2477.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjMf4M785T7o2dC1Y_tMdkpw-48Z2LL9qBTi4KvtAE_DAeXrjUZC5_L7TnlgXMeSGEs4DxID8XANjMK0V5T3LAnFcMepHDAUQaovhf8E7DHRUb8IbiIrSONWF0tFxHyBSFMq4Dngu16e4/s400/100_2477.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374342370866964594" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnaXxnBDmh7kFApGdrgqls8yg3xwl0F0N2hsk9wSiPkZRMFgcCI6pa-vm3hH_RKdcnyOTalLcDpiDgvKdirrYdq0vuoV3bayGrHK9JnR6icYu5Y0nrUsVDwME2BJDfYVYpcsIPzh4GRQ0/s1600-h/100_2476.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnaXxnBDmh7kFApGdrgqls8yg3xwl0F0N2hsk9wSiPkZRMFgcCI6pa-vm3hH_RKdcnyOTalLcDpiDgvKdirrYdq0vuoV3bayGrHK9JnR6icYu5Y0nrUsVDwME2BJDfYVYpcsIPzh4GRQ0/s400/100_2476.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374342365117901826" border="0" /></a><br /></div>Emmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09849001102729073557noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1531472386274516941.post-83967485513620431622009-08-26T18:25:00.004+01:002009-08-26T21:51:35.838+01:00Long time since last blog - dog photos<div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNaac5EOMeddYWZ_qtMWH-0U_UH7JOwiH5Ig-QBTdZUSWK4RGwSq_gpBU_5ss_h5XGAxtBhu5bI4qJ4q6RUO0W5YPMMkafAQRX7CXhoASyp7A-UJMSPgy_lbosaFy-KBjct-4bXhDDReU/s1600-h/2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 99px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNaac5EOMeddYWZ_qtMWH-0U_UH7JOwiH5Ig-QBTdZUSWK4RGwSq_gpBU_5ss_h5XGAxtBhu5bI4qJ4q6RUO0W5YPMMkafAQRX7CXhoASyp7A-UJMSPgy_lbosaFy-KBjct-4bXhDDReU/s400/2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374325974402561794" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This is Sheep, she enjoys eating anything and everything especially chocolate, gardening and sign language. She dislikes going for walks (she lies down), water and being told NO!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEri7jp16pOrVvBo936AGCE659pfL-PJxMktU_mGApZi4I00UvMKnYnT7UHZf2OZzOv3U6fNFSCqxsxvGL3zoMzL_BhaWCms6CUPB1YyMt44fg77Hdi84XRQHuZbP996Xig_sevm9rKew/s1600-h/100_2525.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEri7jp16pOrVvBo936AGCE659pfL-PJxMktU_mGApZi4I00UvMKnYnT7UHZf2OZzOv3U6fNFSCqxsxvGL3zoMzL_BhaWCms6CUPB1YyMt44fg77Hdi84XRQHuZbP996Xig_sevm9rKew/s400/100_2525.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374338941282260290" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0WPZ8KwCIvSNXNjgRT5Xgg0qKe0CkjCTt6QvFgCregegqynRG_AjTmmR2pjCQEKhyphenhyphenn95NuNhIxId05324ifaKrCQBmpLbvJh4Tj84pAzRXHD8ULuCRJjT9S4Ad2D6o2eKF78wHPSDkP0/s1600-h/100_2504.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0WPZ8KwCIvSNXNjgRT5Xgg0qKe0CkjCTt6QvFgCregegqynRG_AjTmmR2pjCQEKhyphenhyphenn95NuNhIxId05324ifaKrCQBmpLbvJh4Tj84pAzRXHD8ULuCRJjT9S4Ad2D6o2eKF78wHPSDkP0/s400/100_2504.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374325948084563874" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Handsome Floyd loves swimming, sleeping in beds, playing with stones. Dislikes the hoover, being laughed at and other dogs we meet on walks.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIsbQEYELeoEoIteFaq5YYGvlLWfZ_34jIVeCdf1O6nxE9NWXa8i2YveaxC9Y80yINuO0G6QnaFhhgGT_dQpLyzWrMsNY6HgPhohq1XFMe_mp5cq9a1mFETou4IQthpkT-7X9_H7GmN28/s1600-h/100_2499.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIsbQEYELeoEoIteFaq5YYGvlLWfZ_34jIVeCdf1O6nxE9NWXa8i2YveaxC9Y80yINuO0G6QnaFhhgGT_dQpLyzWrMsNY6HgPhohq1XFMe_mp5cq9a1mFETou4IQthpkT-7X9_H7GmN28/s400/100_2499.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374325956900121858" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD7Q4vU_H96vW25hBC5M5gPZrF1k9Ky_htc_FZDOT8_etjc3j6g37x6QoAzr6FcFpy4Dah8-UXk7pda1BSe_dDBZTRG5CVhjcM2YckvbOn6tpJGTSLiuyrqya0cvnKN8yzHcoyZFhr-oA/s1600-h/100_2511.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD7Q4vU_H96vW25hBC5M5gPZrF1k9Ky_htc_FZDOT8_etjc3j6g37x6QoAzr6FcFpy4Dah8-UXk7pda1BSe_dDBZTRG5CVhjcM2YckvbOn6tpJGTSLiuyrqya0cvnKN8yzHcoyZFhr-oA/s400/100_2511.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374325958399539426" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC4poWVu-hau2ThFUM7p-BiBPOwQuQrTsrydmPMZBbU5C_Gynk3trBJUKkfoawQx-XYEhuiBbGU64aCrfSbS-Zhc8qFe8WvxaBZEbqvxURtPR9kHAj8_gxTrfY0ZE8xTs4_ICc98qBTZI/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 178px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC4poWVu-hau2ThFUM7p-BiBPOwQuQrTsrydmPMZBbU5C_Gynk3trBJUKkfoawQx-XYEhuiBbGU64aCrfSbS-Zhc8qFe8WvxaBZEbqvxURtPR9kHAj8_gxTrfY0ZE8xTs4_ICc98qBTZI/s400/1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374325985152108242" border="0" /></a><br /></div>Emmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09849001102729073557noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1531472386274516941.post-54567918071315425832009-07-29T10:31:00.002+01:002009-07-29T10:46:31.565+01:00Little Ray the Brugmasia has moved with me<div style="text-align: center;">This is Little Ray in his new home. I brought him back to Hayling from Cambridge with me in the van. He has grown very horizontal as he was confined in the dark hallway of my flat but now his free to grow up and up and hopefully produce me some flowers. When he arrived in the garden he was still in a pot that was much too small. With the result that he had to be stabilized by bricks to ensure he didn't topple over and break his arms.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ9Dtw-ldWiaU0Ym021LlSMG3iVHW1ENvnt4PIAl603UfzH-xIB-bwTdhgKLOk9HZriZjk_CKzuDANiCfu2G0h2t0D-z3x2G2WwJLswHR1IhhfJVF0EUInWc3EUR7NqyrVnQ-yNl_T8PQ/s1600-h/100_2402.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ9Dtw-ldWiaU0Ym021LlSMG3iVHW1ENvnt4PIAl603UfzH-xIB-bwTdhgKLOk9HZriZjk_CKzuDANiCfu2G0h2t0D-z3x2G2WwJLswHR1IhhfJVF0EUInWc3EUR7NqyrVnQ-yNl_T8PQ/s400/100_2402.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363813311657421090" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifhajbipmUAcI29Le_uhKUquPqLrNz5dGLfK2E9N0j9qOg0QXgSQHtuepZYVGiFGz59S8Q8LXCNt80oFn2QLTs855PHercGhk8Buamx_CrvoFVq-h3h1vkBz2WVLNJpG5Z34azvldV28g/s1600-h/100_2415.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifhajbipmUAcI29Le_uhKUquPqLrNz5dGLfK2E9N0j9qOg0QXgSQHtuepZYVGiFGz59S8Q8LXCNt80oFn2QLTs855PHercGhk8Buamx_CrvoFVq-h3h1vkBz2WVLNJpG5Z34azvldV28g/s400/100_2415.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363813289565354018" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I bought him a new pot, its plastic so im able to lift him in and out in winter. I also bought some Stoppa Slug tape to try and thwart the slugs and snails that will inevitably want to come and munch him. The tape is made of copper and will apparently deter the nasties that will try to eat Ray.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrkQyuohs4kGBwJygkEfvih0QNYUBHiKbWTF5khH5yMJJddoUTLfJBuY4CmUC8vBSXJIJOInnFp1rNrWgy9dgtsUND4T8UcFOILd9wFWmzVIWy5O4Ggc3FB4Tz0ko6Nfqh0rXR6aLY-9A/s1600-h/100_2417.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrkQyuohs4kGBwJygkEfvih0QNYUBHiKbWTF5khH5yMJJddoUTLfJBuY4CmUC8vBSXJIJOInnFp1rNrWgy9dgtsUND4T8UcFOILd9wFWmzVIWy5O4Ggc3FB4Tz0ko6Nfqh0rXR6aLY-9A/s400/100_2417.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363813307552887426" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Inside the pot I started with some big stoned I took from the beach, then a mixture of soil rich in organic matter and perlite. I hope this will make him healthy and lead to flowers.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib1DP5zjaKoKw-3Pf-HgPmPWwORdFUILsfTo2F-YXVk2tghH-cb2RpQ5RcTsp-tWOX3Vn6Jj_wc5OLsuWaJtw-ddMUMkVnSfrJxP1NzhPGx-0mockQqQJ2bcsFKoCEIeTCG9bIQmquEiA/s1600-h/100_2416.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib1DP5zjaKoKw-3Pf-HgPmPWwORdFUILsfTo2F-YXVk2tghH-cb2RpQ5RcTsp-tWOX3Vn6Jj_wc5OLsuWaJtw-ddMUMkVnSfrJxP1NzhPGx-0mockQqQJ2bcsFKoCEIeTCG9bIQmquEiA/s400/100_2416.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363813297855674642" border="0" /></a><br /></div>Emmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09849001102729073557noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1531472386274516941.post-25475448731105590242009-07-28T22:32:00.008+01:002009-07-29T10:04:12.039+01:00Ive moved home to Hayling<div style="text-align: center;">Not in Cambridge anymore but back on Costa del Hayling. Here are some photos of my mum's garden. Hope you enjoy them.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK5HgY8TZlTlT2TMvip1c7hFGCaT7MUX5zhBSAS0o6rH4pdaJBN94Dvc7QYwAvB45hYp3OZD8Fv-SL_VkqkHNh0wVrWmWsz32iIq6TZtp_zReW_GXFm2yDjPBca4zYSFmSssY1SSrz-Jc/s1600-h/100_2399.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK5HgY8TZlTlT2TMvip1c7hFGCaT7MUX5zhBSAS0o6rH4pdaJBN94Dvc7QYwAvB45hYp3OZD8Fv-SL_VkqkHNh0wVrWmWsz32iIq6TZtp_zReW_GXFm2yDjPBca4zYSFmSssY1SSrz-Jc/s400/100_2399.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363631670441931314" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibcsAtXW4_vf1Pue_jQ0oC1OGGV7Fn75SUE-bWTHN-tJ2gdIGtrp2eH6ABCkEATAMXsJ6fxSwbd3IyY2OREP9BN83L8CkP43BY8qw9hBuohbNJLiPIGGNPBGK7O4D3MNqVhuWaF4diqH4/s1600-h/100_2400.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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Can you spot him in the photo?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-meOq4rd1_HOhB_fAahJhGZ-lQAcZE0Fb3_kVSAJRFRe2Y60PvqJO4SxemqgcKhXPCXjtgWGI-rTYai10KkXESVy64oXyijkt-Fg2D4Y8ubsxe52Menva-aRxHI6cmQFJQLl9Lj4ZYuk/s1600-h/100_2333.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-meOq4rd1_HOhB_fAahJhGZ-lQAcZE0Fb3_kVSAJRFRe2Y60PvqJO4SxemqgcKhXPCXjtgWGI-rTYai10KkXESVy64oXyijkt-Fg2D4Y8ubsxe52Menva-aRxHI6cmQFJQLl9Lj4ZYuk/s400/100_2333.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363614419844510546" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg0-GZpg44JIb41ZEQ2urUmFNvqIy2kxQGRRQo943WkbLF4KxxTnMCtC_2UXohdRdYxNv1FRLvKm0ehHWUzzz-drPJZ1x1YcIDlg_1zzOwIgGpceDkZdJgm9cwEwWPvaj8c9HQbvgr-Wc/s1600-h/100_2331.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpZSXUIYS_xJHUWe0DGO4Trrxcotb9pIWDcdfaqBSMumoPw-yB0HHRVDCnDUchxgVGzHYEq7hvuF1j0eYGgay4kVxkbgR8vKhD8QNS2Fztc2cQDeHcRAURtnTJ3xQnUEz6sNd7leh4rPE/s400/100_2328.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363614404415325698" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Fabulous tree fern sculpture from New Zealand<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2xqI5yxpK_O7qsB5s8v1qWntJ2BtMqgVaqZaSZQHzd9q8G_cm9dPRQhtCkx3kw7aaTrI4fO2I4S1dT9r_q4aD5nMzJ4yPAW708jXck_FSVvEybQPttyI07YfrXU_IkQQkRcpriP-U_IU/s1600-h/100_2341.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2xqI5yxpK_O7qsB5s8v1qWntJ2BtMqgVaqZaSZQHzd9q8G_cm9dPRQhtCkx3kw7aaTrI4fO2I4S1dT9r_q4aD5nMzJ4yPAW708jXck_FSVvEybQPttyI07YfrXU_IkQQkRcpriP-U_IU/s400/100_2341.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363614425260170546" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Zygo hybrids<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHZKFVYL36p5RAOb6R6a6jY8HetPPpMf48o91SAaDplJh0xdxX6SXR-S2XFQ_YL0Ihi_KpuAgT-5pRorii54LjvgCTusi5ZMgiMdoXyQESceeDKyBuhig6Qprb9z5zp6P1b6Tk0xtyRBY/s1600-h/100_2342.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkgvR5pgn71eQet4VmdIBlcNYKLqHv4Grw7VaJE7K73MGLZPQDuqtKRJGBMK5igPVtEJ3AeEHUPHLifHm7jqAlyfGwbaCyFzp3wthzUuqqkgwNlHIkyqqXveeLNs1iO8vGK4nZZqkMZ98/s400/100_2345.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363616623289282434" border="0" /></a><br /></div>Emmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09849001102729073557noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1531472386274516941.post-60035196775715427102009-07-28T19:20:00.006+01:002009-07-28T22:31:49.473+01:00The Waterlily house and the Princess of Wales Conservatory<div style="text-align: center;">The Waterlily house at Kew was built in 1852, it was then the widest single span glasshouse in the world, designed specifically to house the huge attraction of the age, the giant Amazonian waterlily. Although the glasshouse changed use in 991, it was converted back to its original use and today, it is the hottest and most humid environment at Kew, housing tropical ornamental aquatic plants and climbers. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGXG5Nzs8C8yb7Kb8d0FGqxbfL5p68jsQpJwX4ay8IST5LmdYfVMdagL5TwYEbzJTVvdp3SQbUC2V113pc1jhRA1kcdE99v7ph0tvik7C5avPnhq6IMMvRLp0LXPQpEn6J0hwmDVHmcY4/s1600-h/100_2263.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGXG5Nzs8C8yb7Kb8d0FGqxbfL5p68jsQpJwX4ay8IST5LmdYfVMdagL5TwYEbzJTVvdp3SQbUC2V113pc1jhRA1kcdE99v7ph0tvik7C5avPnhq6IMMvRLp0LXPQpEn6J0hwmDVHmcY4/s400/100_2263.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363579127931982114" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4BGT6FzQ8OILxP5JQJOj2PhP6KFvoECF0PXZgtrl0ta2qNomnzS8wfo6krhw150UMMjNEll25s6CtaHcU5pcgAShD7lhIeMuofX-GCS5hy8CbrnHvT5ZwoToCUVny9IYSs1JAztxWv48/s1600-h/100_2267.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4BGT6FzQ8OILxP5JQJOj2PhP6KFvoECF0PXZgtrl0ta2qNomnzS8wfo6krhw150UMMjNEll25s6CtaHcU5pcgAShD7lhIeMuofX-GCS5hy8CbrnHvT5ZwoToCUVny9IYSs1JAztxWv48/s400/100_2267.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363579130197591266" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3VrrXUlfdzGFV0CFRqjtnFmTMxgD0fXqLIxb9TxPCo7zNZNGa9XStlsdXmNfGQMyzn4xjuAi5ZMNeCtjxbEdgMcBr-udsBhNf0K8X5w4OIsj4NHFb62YZ4LoaMV7PxF2F_1ACq8Ksl5k/s1600-h/100_2278.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3VrrXUlfdzGFV0CFRqjtnFmTMxgD0fXqLIxb9TxPCo7zNZNGa9XStlsdXmNfGQMyzn4xjuAi5ZMNeCtjxbEdgMcBr-udsBhNf0K8X5w4OIsj4NHFb62YZ4LoaMV7PxF2F_1ACq8Ksl5k/s400/100_2278.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363579143194785682" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />Carnivorous plants hang in baskets and catch insects<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSG4P7ildX_wPTDpFDmYxiKmhyTqU2hS-OCW2rKeGFa-wlsVnap1pwKcqA9XL2ou-64ypNjhoWDBpSmHDN_d9lxRBVJ2f-DdgIBbY3yQpTIu1kf7HMHFcLsbdm7MfaZx22P9xiGnT78bo/s1600-h/100_2271.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSG4P7ildX_wPTDpFDmYxiKmhyTqU2hS-OCW2rKeGFa-wlsVnap1pwKcqA9XL2ou-64ypNjhoWDBpSmHDN_d9lxRBVJ2f-DdgIBbY3yQpTIu1kf7HMHFcLsbdm7MfaZx22P9xiGnT78bo/s400/100_2271.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363579134169892882" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ6g_4nD1h8OvwG3dGO8jPFzXK1xzpSjtYa6iwUOdaKRCc5iHTckyJrud1nP02tkYF_1u834lugZFe62SMCtiUSCfuovcBUu9dHD5myAbtv4ESIiDxYuhyphenhyphenJ9D1n5RwPB25QhAjhHpKD1I/s1600-h/100_2286.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ6g_4nD1h8OvwG3dGO8jPFzXK1xzpSjtYa6iwUOdaKRCc5iHTckyJrud1nP02tkYF_1u834lugZFe62SMCtiUSCfuovcBUu9dHD5myAbtv4ESIiDxYuhyphenhyphenJ9D1n5RwPB25QhAjhHpKD1I/s400/100_2286.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363582951736363602" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />The Princess of Wales Conservatory was named in honour of Augusta, Princess of Wales, who founded the gardens and opened by Diana, Princess of Wales in 1987. This is the most complex of Kew's public glasshouses has 10 different climate zones that are all computer controlled under one roof.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzl-YEq6XbpMnI64j4bkl3JNSXsGi6u-6205SRp9vMfFL9dQ2Acn7BRM224yoTPjjyhpXPoHIRlL0kTsUqykthykjxUekwFybkw_gbHLUjIwXnY0Z1vhpgwq77Aa6C1TY1CVnCcy_wFiE/s1600-h/100_2289.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzl-YEq6XbpMnI64j4bkl3JNSXsGi6u-6205SRp9vMfFL9dQ2Acn7BRM224yoTPjjyhpXPoHIRlL0kTsUqykthykjxUekwFybkw_gbHLUjIwXnY0Z1vhpgwq77Aa6C1TY1CVnCcy_wFiE/s400/100_2289.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363582954350256162" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx0eGjzljYNRpSMML6vr9ayq1RbJ-EDxz87Mt2l0gjwKeA9xoz51TVdqdDP0SWX_teARM1q_uaXkcCKnjo8dOI6jnpdPZTGxv_bRi0WHM3aLEqUagVm4i-miFVmwd2bcmYZee9zA9HSJM/s1600-h/100_2291.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx0eGjzljYNRpSMML6vr9ayq1RbJ-EDxz87Mt2l0gjwKeA9xoz51TVdqdDP0SWX_teARM1q_uaXkcCKnjo8dOI6jnpdPZTGxv_bRi0WHM3aLEqUagVm4i-miFVmwd2bcmYZee9zA9HSJM/s400/100_2291.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363582956763139330" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />Fantastic Lithops collection<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkwsHVb2-SPejlvNmya-8NhVK-wIJ1s90bHoTPccWMbxcIGNVolkvy9-EFL7ZOe7TWlIdVIebLNRngnMREP9b-53B1k9_LvYPHVQUpOXUjUeBvdctiPTZDWzTSP1_cwF9st2H_an7tA4o/s1600-h/100_2296.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkwsHVb2-SPejlvNmya-8NhVK-wIJ1s90bHoTPccWMbxcIGNVolkvy9-EFL7ZOe7TWlIdVIebLNRngnMREP9b-53B1k9_LvYPHVQUpOXUjUeBvdctiPTZDWzTSP1_cwF9st2H_an7tA4o/s400/100_2296.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363582962285600194" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2I9T4M2oV3oZhGx38O2S2RfvEDFCMDrMcnLghZ5NJa5WIXixdJ7zHGqz8RUBLYmzaX47IG8zv1HjFZLVk9lVdnsWqknZLyewH0Dh1f-E4x1AFGdZnRPryWx3uz2jbMC3LMpPvTF5vE5c/s1600-h/100_2315.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2I9T4M2oV3oZhGx38O2S2RfvEDFCMDrMcnLghZ5NJa5WIXixdJ7zHGqz8RUBLYmzaX47IG8zv1HjFZLVk9lVdnsWqknZLyewH0Dh1f-E4x1AFGdZnRPryWx3uz2jbMC3LMpPvTF5vE5c/s400/100_2315.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363582972363748242" border="0" /></a><br /></div>Emmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09849001102729073557noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1531472386274516941.post-31510922109010647742009-07-28T19:05:00.006+01:002009-07-28T22:19:03.738+01:00More Kew<div style="text-align: center;">Pineapple planting outside the Palm House<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWRnsSwLIhLCSfN-Vu9thjFQdMQfpvfXZPNSMSSceM4Qsgxzh1SnlTCFA_vnyBrPzHPx1meslVziWT-krY_-F5AbbmBvG-Ww-hlzIjaQnh8qntZ-p2YQFjr861wpi4HGwuXsi2hcZ8n20/s1600-h/100_2201.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWRnsSwLIhLCSfN-Vu9thjFQdMQfpvfXZPNSMSSceM4Qsgxzh1SnlTCFA_vnyBrPzHPx1meslVziWT-krY_-F5AbbmBvG-Ww-hlzIjaQnh8qntZ-p2YQFjr861wpi4HGwuXsi2hcZ8n20/s400/100_2201.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363575263257776674" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Statues at the gate of the Palm house. The Palm house was constructed in 1844 by Richard Turner the world's most important surviving Victorian glass and iron structure. The Palm House was created specifically for the exotic palms being collected and introduced to Europe in early Victorian times. The elegant design with its unobstructed space for the spreading crowns of the tall palms was a perfect marriage of form and function. The technology was borrowed from shipbuilding and it can be seen that the design is essentially an upturned hull. <p>The unprecedented use of light but strong wrought iron 'ship's beams' made the great open span possible, giving room for the unhindered growth of tall specimen palms.For its tropical plants, the Palm House needed heat. Originally, the boilers were in the basement, heating water pipes under iron gratings on which the plants stood in great teak tubs, or in clay pots on benches. </p><p>The smoke from the boilers was led away through pipes in a tunnel under the Palm House Pond to the elegant Italianate Campanile smoke stack 150 m (490 ft) away. The tunnel also housed a small railway which transported coal the the Palm House boilers. However, the basement flooded in 1848, it took several years to lower the level of the water by pumps. In 1853 the floor level of the boiler room was raised, which had the unfortunate effect of reducing the amount of draught to the flues, badly affecting the efficiency of the heating system and making some parts of the Palm House too <br /></p><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinntmlLJDqGFAHqy9KbGs3ca3xxRtUgDIHXG33OswmBd2iGhi4JifjXRVY0ZMxKJsvJNOWonmOtv8eLBOoPCLmRHHEoFzj_NMcov0DrMwMskut8N0qIdBVu1BkJKv6t1oE6_t_v0nBsQg/s1600-h/100_2205.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinntmlLJDqGFAHqy9KbGs3ca3xxRtUgDIHXG33OswmBd2iGhi4JifjXRVY0ZMxKJsvJNOWonmOtv8eLBOoPCLmRHHEoFzj_NMcov0DrMwMskut8N0qIdBVu1BkJKv6t1oE6_t_v0nBsQg/s400/100_2205.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363575268416255154" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqfVAdWenroFpv3sHsdeb1g1gD5t6u2lY8SyfalacysGlLdEVwNc2mtt8RoYV1scViHopAmWEvOtv2EMD7JPXrEjgxEtIeLFML5DjaO7vgyOHXvhfPs8lx2Zf0PP_M0xjVTQy6z1nBqi0/s1600-h/100_2204.JPG"> <img style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbTVDc2uMBR8hneHj-5T-Ejk4urvMEKpF_M2g33VnbCqE3WyfUltu1Ci-oMIHpeMIUMCVwADQuqgtX74E9FARVuxh-KyOaCC71-KwvmhzX5PrCQhJ94nahgU4uszGEIux_1_0n_3qXEkU/s400/100_2213.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363575281250368402" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Some giant leaves<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh86ZKCc3N7aIhu7BxXBrX3ESvwXrPEtF8EvoS9dNd1bXcXcQzQSVyxFF71O-bUDgnSbEDJbnV99toTbTlDihynTIlN_17NlSOB8RS8AaU7xdXlLjQ8izMaPLkFExBDS1xW7AhULpyCjVs/s1600-h/100_2217.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh86ZKCc3N7aIhu7BxXBrX3ESvwXrPEtF8EvoS9dNd1bXcXcQzQSVyxFF71O-bUDgnSbEDJbnV99toTbTlDihynTIlN_17NlSOB8RS8AaU7xdXlLjQ8izMaPLkFExBDS1xW7AhULpyCjVs/s400/100_2217.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363576896245023954" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The water vapor pours from the ceiling pipes at intervals to keep humidity high<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB13CSzLh6X8AJBb22nq6yu66XSfunwILoe1dZ-lEAiGbicVbKyEhekFUNoR5ssL1aBODD6aYd0PMKEmE0TZ2qQDQGow1-ThZz_1eZU3jHISALNgeLeZdC1PYRfnhzlhikf_mBJNglo5g/s1600-h/100_2221.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB13CSzLh6X8AJBb22nq6yu66XSfunwILoe1dZ-lEAiGbicVbKyEhekFUNoR5ssL1aBODD6aYd0PMKEmE0TZ2qQDQGow1-ThZz_1eZU3jHISALNgeLeZdC1PYRfnhzlhikf_mBJNglo5g/s400/100_2221.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363576905076963186" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Bromeliads<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-E3lykn8PxcJV07kzcyUgRWz0WDKuywlGELmWs86yvIv3ti0QAdASfLrnZcLnb7hSMu5DBskVzu8quzuSlMiX_xREhCqzBxAP8sa_sotol70okp5jxOwKMCionlk_QFfzrS10QbWJbOw/s1600-h/100_2225.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-E3lykn8PxcJV07kzcyUgRWz0WDKuywlGELmWs86yvIv3ti0QAdASfLrnZcLnb7hSMu5DBskVzu8quzuSlMiX_xREhCqzBxAP8sa_sotol70okp5jxOwKMCionlk_QFfzrS10QbWJbOw/s400/100_2225.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363576909513219938" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Some sort of Hibiscus?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXo2ig1D4FnyTA_GQNLZf5NcGs86l9Ikd-0wnytX4xQt7PCmWV9Ur0WsZEg5D08dViHG-tVOt8DO3Yn9g8iUJgR9g9gLx5n_5Y0aW_piC6MZ6n6e-EV42tOqQu07YcovwrN5DrmY7kSA0/s1600-h/100_2230.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXo2ig1D4FnyTA_GQNLZf5NcGs86l9Ikd-0wnytX4xQt7PCmWV9Ur0WsZEg5D08dViHG-tVOt8DO3Yn9g8iUJgR9g9gLx5n_5Y0aW_piC6MZ6n6e-EV42tOqQu07YcovwrN5DrmY7kSA0/s400/100_2230.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363576913519553362" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Beautiful Frangipani<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU-P6S0GwMa8Xzt2_8NV6oT2cQqboj8UB6ZXGS5FxZA3-OBtGxAQd7a_dx2LlidO0nHTpUxb6J2o-uDt4y7D6f-iiuIrChfE7Ws2Kq-aJH-1ENniK-uE8SkdzTMNTWeOiPjt2L2MTJr4Q/s1600-h/100_2241.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU-P6S0GwMa8Xzt2_8NV6oT2cQqboj8UB6ZXGS5FxZA3-OBtGxAQd7a_dx2LlidO0nHTpUxb6J2o-uDt4y7D6f-iiuIrChfE7Ws2Kq-aJH-1ENniK-uE8SkdzTMNTWeOiPjt2L2MTJr4Q/s400/100_2241.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363576920298192930" border="0" /></a><br /></div>Emmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09849001102729073557noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1531472386274516941.post-46200460114466905412009-07-28T18:21:00.005+01:002009-07-28T22:10:09.136+01:00Kew Gardens<div style="text-align: center;">Construction on the the Kew temporate house was started in 1860. Due to a series of complications such as the contactor becoming bankrupt the glasshouse was not completed until 1898. In 1861 the contents of the old 'New Zealand' house were transfered into the temporate house as was some Australian plants from the 'Orangery and palms from the 'Palm House'The admiring public were first admitted in May 1863, when the Temperate House was barely two-thirds finished.<br /><br />In 1977, over a hundred years after the building was finally completed, a full restoration was started. The Temperate House is a Grade 1 listed building, so scrupulous care needed to be taken to keep the integrity of the original design. Modern heating technology keeps the building frost free, at about 6-7°C over the winter. It uses heat exchangers situated in the basements of the octagons, with intense heat piped from the main boilerhouse a quarter of a mile away.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1ZkzGo28Cug4FICwa0vWdNl5iNVfwPdSa-afzRAde85MVTg0d0VntQNosQlb31KtIwJLLRnf0w4LmPJKfNGwzghoB1sHfJ13pMZEglTXjtAGnQStVxvncB4kTnbJan9y4oWPNui1_Q6U/s1600-h/100_2085.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1ZkzGo28Cug4FICwa0vWdNl5iNVfwPdSa-afzRAde85MVTg0d0VntQNosQlb31KtIwJLLRnf0w4LmPJKfNGwzghoB1sHfJ13pMZEglTXjtAGnQStVxvncB4kTnbJan9y4oWPNui1_Q6U/s400/100_2085.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363564948807503858" border="0" /></a><br />My favourite Brugmansias in the temporate house.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuLnDzkIj3MnwZZ3SgxOL3B0UseReSl2y4QkT7Q7NbwL2kfBsGSHKabCaXjxbfwhdvo9Z7ZoNXm63UrSNNa_Rl7mLuGie7maTQqZ2SzF4uxbptn93IjkWw7DZLY0vltLQJp6X9FBmXDXo/s1600-h/100_2088.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1IyIcuGOv_Bq-Mz2A4v0LC4qJkhIkIliNcnts-LGh9tEN2B1X4zlPdrnWiqX8a-HX-cmdMfQiIIa9FwCsJwRDnjdJRKeyA5GyKoAWz8S3A5Y7xuo7XdKfss1jqQ2CXwQProVKhfo3sAo/s400/100_2117.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363573405486183010" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Iconic Kew staircase<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo1qs74s9V-qHHjWHYZPu9doTpBXyDgWUbURlJcFkAMUatX8LAvjpx5Ywh3GjVRYiTgR5P2aGZxbQ20lOSwQr72stx1OYmBk4ES978lrlilCWRoef3yYNeeYNfzvHKZAk0VdWp2yPp170/s1600-h/100_2130.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo1qs74s9V-qHHjWHYZPu9doTpBXyDgWUbURlJcFkAMUatX8LAvjpx5Ywh3GjVRYiTgR5P2aGZxbQ20lOSwQr72stx1OYmBk4ES978lrlilCWRoef3yYNeeYNfzvHKZAk0VdWp2yPp170/s400/100_2130.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363564977423869058" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Cycad palm<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_fZLvvCxgF8x-SGvJkQgUH4tFYfd6ZFnkHzkESwW1Aoc9q9FokEKPXV1VJhWJB5Yep2vskuxwHlZ-BIuLEz7NXaisjKh4NwWIDDwoAh-KZLtMaBAmrhG8CliqsHWiQaHuRijFvVMglGE/s1600-h/100_2159.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_fZLvvCxgF8x-SGvJkQgUH4tFYfd6ZFnkHzkESwW1Aoc9q9FokEKPXV1VJhWJB5Yep2vskuxwHlZ-BIuLEz7NXaisjKh4NwWIDDwoAh-KZLtMaBAmrhG8CliqsHWiQaHuRijFvVMglGE/s400/100_2159.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363566654733992322" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Strelitzia I wish my little one will grow to look like<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0CXbPbHYf4lj30W2qJ6M1n9WDzGqrUakXjs254lEmigQbuV-d57q1g3zVQoeTrpoARzJKgd4-Ldvpv24JlS7TkJq7zJzBeNLzpVtnK3MgSJ1H196_ROBMxq_O298HXiPM6WixNWUgzMU/s1600-h/100_2109.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0CXbPbHYf4lj30W2qJ6M1n9WDzGqrUakXjs254lEmigQbuV-d57q1g3zVQoeTrpoARzJKgd4-Ldvpv24JlS7TkJq7zJzBeNLzpVtnK3MgSJ1H196_ROBMxq_O298HXiPM6WixNWUgzMU/s400/100_2109.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363564969928350770" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Koy carp pool<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLSQdC4wBmydtVZ8KLQ7jKcW4rVtm1AdqS647qlvGzzbxcps_Jx67bZp-4CAD7dhGh-qz6WU3C5cNwJEFo6zBU2x-e1XPW7pseCbzZsUxoqyDh-zoi2y9Gtx-qfLk9zpS3ZD4te2VbIfA/s1600-h/100_2157.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLSQdC4wBmydtVZ8KLQ7jKcW4rVtm1AdqS647qlvGzzbxcps_Jx67bZp-4CAD7dhGh-qz6WU3C5cNwJEFo6zBU2x-e1XPW7pseCbzZsUxoqyDh-zoi2y9Gtx-qfLk9zpS3ZD4te2VbIfA/s400/100_2157.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363566652425417346" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The Rhizotron and Xstrata Treetop Walkway, it is 18 metres high<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0dx9DbJxp2vsC87h-PnCav7_hF72xh4p5icSH4lK4053BmIB0UOMtaRmn4u9VZJSrHauJsOeAXsQSHd6nv66lX6IWQ0lzS7ZBUtuCazbxFlGiCrOP2DIMNUs_04x0IgLtn8SpOJLAxp4/s1600-h/100_2172.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0dx9DbJxp2vsC87h-PnCav7_hF72xh4p5icSH4lK4053BmIB0UOMtaRmn4u9VZJSrHauJsOeAXsQSHd6nv66lX6IWQ0lzS7ZBUtuCazbxFlGiCrOP2DIMNUs_04x0IgLtn8SpOJLAxp4/s400/100_2172.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363566662472892770" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The lake<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUyDVWv-UGkf-A7HN-Sq-F2cPC5XLtt0miXGkbVLAsEjV57c4i6ofrLTa7eipHIbZpF1XSTfftGdBhBjAcM5oIOUdSJrVZIc6BX0jrCHstaJ5_G0y9w8BcQt_EzkeXE_UDQdyJia-Rw9s/s1600-h/100_2193.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUyDVWv-UGkf-A7HN-Sq-F2cPC5XLtt0miXGkbVLAsEjV57c4i6ofrLTa7eipHIbZpF1XSTfftGdBhBjAcM5oIOUdSJrVZIc6BX0jrCHstaJ5_G0y9w8BcQt_EzkeXE_UDQdyJia-Rw9s/s400/100_2193.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363566679669825538" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Making friends with the geese<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmRlqeyo52Y933MJxNHMkx89amY81w28nLyZwZeTJLjdf0KspV5CkMI2ehTJuPY0JRXHuy74CtWGipCbf1nhUEIMccvVjEFb-TECMrWDVL2oahKp_d4IUdJjw4sjmYg_7szZeYlpBrREI/s1600-h/100_2186.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmRlqeyo52Y933MJxNHMkx89amY81w28nLyZwZeTJLjdf0KspV5CkMI2ehTJuPY0JRXHuy74CtWGipCbf1nhUEIMccvVjEFb-TECMrWDVL2oahKp_d4IUdJjw4sjmYg_7szZeYlpBrREI/s400/100_2186.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363566672091260882" border="0" /></a><br /></div>Emmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09849001102729073557noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1531472386274516941.post-33288904439475736022009-07-15T12:45:00.005+01:002009-07-15T12:59:02.204+01:00Will anyone sponsor me?<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.c-r-y.org.uk/index.htm"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 383px; height: 241px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGm-YGXGYg_w6yKG94G6LLE9cMszqBnbuPCfk25nyy2MNp0JLQnWG0KeBih0zEq71hPKc6T9NrUDphOwnizlh89pUZHQEWFEUUbjf9_fUh9SIMtP6C7nOywoPRz9Ke6HxqbqtLB_FSAv4/s400/cry.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358653098550111266" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.justgiving.com/The-Brook-Pub/">- The Brook pub just giving page -</a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 276px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp_YewvUAeU9fkFx2AH-rtfCYA0FxMyTwxEoBF43RsKNeBe8JdQWztnHcRSDta3jIUzlScSnVE2MuxEn8pfcDoAJl3739HFXqxWgfHwIgcy6bC-cd3e9H8Dxum1wVTaVGuc2LFtpfmh9o/s400/2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358652483665367890" border="0" /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq2l51Cj9ipTm2ODLe_uIo1eMm8XoglD5ZGv9_NosUOOVBffXKg10na1OQf68Rxb6YAXXAs1aCZC8tOOZwAAAU1WCZeNu3XqFtmRJQrCVoEcmihtSFJDjF0UchiR-VvOrUnlZmNxYLUYY/s400/1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358652277424954066" border="0" /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Its that time of year again when I walk the ever increasing route of the C.R.Y charity bridges walk in London. I am walking with my friends from the pub for a very worthwhile charity to raise money for heart screening of young people to prevent sudden deaths and to pay for<br />support given to families that are affected by sudden cardiac deaths.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.justgiving.com/The-Brook-Pub/">- The Brook Pub just giving page -</a><br /></div><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /></span></span>Emmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09849001102729073557noreply@blogger.com0