PEAR TREE LOG

pear tree log: I started this blog to keep my younger son, Jonny, in touch with life in Lincolnshire, while he spent a year working in China. That year turned into five! Now he is home and training to become a physics teacher. This is simply a patchwork quilt of some of the things I enjoy - life in rural Lincolnshire, our animals, friends, architecture, books, the gardens, and things of passing interest.



Thursday, 22 March 2012

Swanning Around?

Just a quick post today because we spent the morning with the Aged Aunt and didn't get home until mid afternoon - which was when we began working on the garden, again! 

Can you see the water dripping from the swan's beak?  


Our journey home took us through Burwell and past a farm which has a rather lovely pond.  There are a couple of boats and a lone swan on it.  It all looked so lovely in the cold spring sunshine that I just had to take a couple of photographs.  

This photograph was taken through a hedge, so the detail is not great, but I think you get an idea of how lovely it is.

I'm sure you don't want to see yet more photos of the polytunnel base, or the vegetable beds, so I'll spare you that.  We have made good progress again today.

The good news is that the tunnel will be with us tomorrow -  eek!  

I may be quiet for a couple of days, it is hard work.

I hope you all have a good weekend!

17 comments:

  1. Aha! Polytunnel Wrestling...the first time it has ever been in the Olympics.
    Jane x

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    1. Hi Jane, Ha! You've obviously watched us work together before! As long as it doesn't end in tears we'll be fine.

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  2. What a beautiful photo of the swan and the water dripping from his beak. Take care while installing the tunnel. If I were your neighbor, I would be over to help install it. You two are taking on a huge project. I'm mowing and using the weed eater today, trying to tidy up the lawn area. If time allows, before dark, I plan on mulching the potatoes and plant a few seeds directly in the vegetable garden.

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    1. Hi Meggie, I was so thrilled when I checked that swan photograph out - especially as it was taken through a hedge! I will take photographs as we get along with the polytunnel and I'll update when I am able.
      It sounds as though you are having a really busy day - what time does it get dark in Texas in March?

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    2. Today the sun will set at 7:41...so that gives me another 15 minutes or so of daylite. I try to finish my outside activities by dark. I'm afraid of running into a skunk. They start moving around about that time.

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  3. Best of luck with the polytunnel tomorrow!!

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    1. Hi Green Dragonette, Thank you - I reckon we'll need it!

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  4. Hope that the weather holds. Look forward to seeing some pics of the polytunnel and it's produce! Jx

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    1. Thanks Jan. I'm really looking forward to getting some plants in there.

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  5. Lovely photos of the swan/lake. Hope your poly tunnel erecting day goes well tomorrow. The weather forecast is not to bad.

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    1. Hi Molly, Thank you. Just checking out the sheer number of pieces involved in construction leads me to think we may be a few days! I will post as and when.

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  6. End of summer I plan to build one of those tunnels to grow some things in winter, lovely to see the swan.

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    1. Hi Linda, I'm really looking forward to getting the hard work out of the way so we can grow things in it! I'm sure it will be worth it.

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  7. We have a friend who kept two swans on their lake. When one was killed she tried to introduce a second, assuming the remaining one would want a companion. He(she) rejected every swan and she only gave up when she ran out of homes for the rejects.

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    1. Hi Joanne, It sounds like she is a very caring woman. ...Some good news, I just glanced at the pond a short time ago and the two swans are back! I do hope they stay.

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  8. Again lovely photos, I do like the one of the pond with the two boats it looks a great place to sit and dream.

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  9. Hello cuby poet, I think you would really love to sit and dream there. It is located in an area which has a rich and varied history from Roman settlements, to a Monastery through to a wonderful grand house and everything in between. I am sure that you would tune into all kinds of things and find the poetry in there.

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