Category Archives: Garden

Growing

Posted on 18th June 2016 by NomadWarMachine

Out in the garden this morning I noticed that some of the alpine strawberries are ready to eat and the currants are ripening well. We’re going to have plenty of brambles and potatoes again this year, and I’m hoping that … Continue reading →

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Cagney 1, protective covers 0

Posted on 5th June 2016 by NomadWarMachine

We’re having a battle with our cats, and I’m not sure who’s going to win. They’re very fond of lying on the vegetable bed, but now it’s planted with seeds we’re keen to keep them off it. So N bought … Continue reading →

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Fibonacci in nature

Posted on 30th May 2016 by NomadWarMachine

I love the Fibonacci numbers, so today’s daily create is a joy for me to do. #tdc1604 Oh No, MATH! Find an example of the Fibonacci Numbers out in the world. As I was out watering my potatoes yesterday I … Continue reading →

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Here

Posted on 22nd May 2016 by NomadWarMachine

Sun, then a quick burst of rain, then sun again this morning. After some messing around on the internet (research!) I put on a pan of soup for work lunches and then headed out into the garden and planted my … Continue reading →

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Frogitat

Posted on 28th April 2016 by NomadWarMachine

One day we’ll have a pond in the garden. We’ve got all the bits to do it, it’s just (!) a matter of Niall finding the time (and the right weather) to do it. My ambition, of course, is to … Continue reading →

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Bursting

Posted on 26th March 2016 by NomadWarMachine

Yesterday was a beautiful spring day – blue skies and weather almost warm enough to start thinking about barbecues. Niall started cleaning off the patio slabs and I grabbed my camera and took a couple of pics. Here’s our forsythia … Continue reading →

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Spring is on the way

Posted on 28th February 2016 by NomadWarMachine

It’s been a beautiful weekend. After so many weeks of rain, snow, sleet and drizzle it’s been sunny, though cold. As well as all the crocuses in the front lawn, today I noticed the first flowers peeping through in the … Continue reading →

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#onetree

Posted on 26th February 2016 by NomadWarMachine

This week Kim’s photo challenge is about trees. Despite D&G’s dislike of trees: We’re tired of trees. We should stop believing in trees, roots, and radicles. They’ve made us suffer too much. All of arborescent culture is founded on them, … Continue reading →

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Snow

Posted on 17th January 2016 by NomadWarMachine

Yesterday it snowed. By lunchtime the view from my bedroom window was this: snow houses flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-SA) license One thing that surprised me was how the houses, which usually look white, look … Continue reading →

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