I was listening to Radio Shropshire this morning. " Phone in and tell us in three words what you're going to be doing this Saturday," he said.
Somebody rang in and said, "Washing the curtains." Apparently they lived on a house boat.
Somebody else said," Waiting for tomorrow." - when the BIG match is on.
How would you describe what you did with your Saturday in just three words?
Me? What have I been doing?
"Looking for mole-hills." (Mad as a box of frogs)
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| Potting up my wild flower seeds |
It started with a packet of wild flower seeds I bought last September - the ones you don't see so much of any more. They survived the winter and I wanted to move the biggest of them into pots to grow them on. Moles do such a good job of throwing the soil up into fine mounds and I wanted soil that had been neither sprayed nor fertilized.
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| Blue Speedwell and Yellow Bird's Foot Trefoil |
We're lucky that we've still got quite a few varieties but intensive grazing, sprays and fertilisers are not doing them any favours. And how many will there be around for much longer?
The diversity and the richness of the colours are fantastic.
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| Red Campion |
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| Wild Garlic |
I found this video on You Tube and I love it. Just think - you're never going to be as young as you are today.
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| Crown Vetch |
Hey Molly, I have weeds that grow as fast as those seedlings........before your very eyes they pop up . It feels like they are going to take over at the moment, it's been sooooo wet.
ReplyDeleteWe've had over 300mls since last Saturday......fortunately a dry and windy day on Friday allowed me to dry some washing before the next onslaught.
So describing what I was doing yesterday in 3 words.......watching rain fall.
Hope you are having dry and sunny weekend,
Claire :}
Claire. hope you have lots of sunshine today.
DeleteThree words? Watching the clouds. The wind is so strong and the clouds are flying past.
ReplyDeleteDelores, have just been catching up with the news. Those tornadoes look so scary. My thoughts and prayers are with all those poor people.
DeleteThree words--Working on art. The wildflowers are so pretty. Have a good day.
ReplyDeleteHappiness is art-shaped :)
DeleteBeing with grandchildren. They have been away and I have not seen them in a month. I missed them so!
ReplyDeleteI loved the video Molly. Life in all forms is so beautiful. When I start my plants from seeds, I do hate to remove the not so strong ones. However, for the sake of the others, I must - but I do it with great hesitation and thought.
Arleen, enjoy your grandchildren. They are so special.
DeleteWatching the 'weather bomb' that hit us, winds of 120kmh and driving rain.. today it is bright sunshine, not a cloud in the sky, go figure..
ReplyDeleteThe weather seems to get more unpredictable. We had snow on the hills today
DeleteSending out stories. And being a mom. I love the flowers in each of those pictures. I can't wait for the real spring to get here, hopefully without any of the bad storms we've already seen.
ReplyDeleteamy, Watching the news, those storms looked horrendous. Keep safe x
DeleteMy favourite UK wild flower is the roadside Cow Parsley. Here the most common are Cowslips. The recent very low temperatures have knocked everything back, so nothing up yet!
ReplyDeleteI like cow parsley too. The weather has turned wet and cold here again as well.
Delete'Talking to Arnold' for me, while George was 'Looking for molehills' in Arnold's paddock. It is wonderful soil and much nicer for the seedlings. We are going to get some more today, if the weather permits.
ReplyDeleteCan I borrow George:0)
DeleteI'll send him by first class post. He likes two sugars in his tea!
DeletePainting the bedrooms..gee why do we start these jobs,here it is Sunday night,we have finished but exhausted and have to go to work tomorrow..crazy..but have lovely fresh rooms lol.
ReplyDeleteSaturday! "painting the ceiling" today? erm.."painting the ceiling". Tomorrow..trying to wash the paint out of my hair and nails LOL
ReplyDeleteI've got loads of painting to do too, Kath - just short of a bucket of enthusiasm to get me started
DeleteMy three words would be setting more seeds - love that video certainly it gives the promise of new beginnings - good luck with the wildflowers - Jane xx
ReplyDeleteHiya Jane, hope you're both keeping well x
DeleteI don't need to look for mole hills round here, it's getting rid of them that's the problem.
ReplyDeletethe soil from the molehills is brilliant for marking a row when you sow seeds. Trouble is the moles are not too fussy where they dig, especially when you've got some nice green grass.
DeleteThank you for that video, Molly. i really loved it. My three words 'Catching up with...' fill in as appropriate. :-) One of those bitty days....
ReplyDeleteGlad you enjoyed the video. I thought it was good too. I've got a flowering cherry and every day the buds get a little bit pinker. I would love to have one of those video cameras where you could see the process all speeded up. These little miracles that happen everyday and so often we don't even notice.
ReplyDeleteNeat video Molly! I can't think of anything better than planting seeds. I hope to do so in a few weeks.
ReplyDeleteMy three words would be "resting before tomorrow"...starts another work week!!