Friday, September 12, 2003
The weekend, she is here! Today was warm and sunny, it's hard at times to realise that we are approaching autumn, only the early mornings and evenings are cool. We have not got to the point where the smells shout autumn.
I shall try to do work on the site this weekend although I shall have to spend some time digging the allotment. Winter seeds have to be put in, things like broad beans & garlic. Shortly I will be ordering soft fruit bushes, black & red current, raspberries and gooseberry.
I have updated the Webmaster's Links to reflect additions for the past few weeks. You can see them at http://www.peartreegreen.org/links/bookmarks.htm .
I shall try to do work on the site this weekend although I shall have to spend some time digging the allotment. Winter seeds have to be put in, things like broad beans & garlic. Shortly I will be ordering soft fruit bushes, black & red current, raspberries and gooseberry.
I have updated the Webmaster's Links to reflect additions for the past few weeks. You can see them at http://www.peartreegreen.org/links/bookmarks.htm .
Wednesday, September 10, 2003
The evenings are drawing in and the Green is more or less dark by 8 pm, that is 21.00 GMT, which means that there won't be much activity on the web cam during the week. The shame is that we are seeing some amazing skies at the moment , the sun sets through a gap in the trees and reflects up into the sky. I will try to power up the cam as early as possible but we when revert to GMT and the winter comes on it will be dark well before I get home in the evening.
Although it did rain last night there was hardly enough to dampen the dust but the strong southwesterlies suggest that storms are on their way. Our position is pretty much open in that direction and we get the full brunt of winter storms which is exciting if noisy!
Although it did rain last night there was hardly enough to dampen the dust but the strong southwesterlies suggest that storms are on their way. Our position is pretty much open in that direction and we get the full brunt of winter storms which is exciting if noisy!
Sunday, September 07, 2003
I've made some major changes to the Peartree side menu. The 'fun' stuff, eg Desmond & Molly Jones, has been seperated out from the straight forward factual pages.
It's Sunday morning, just past 8, and the Green is quiet and empty of people. At five to eight the single bell of Peatree Church begins to ring, usually with a fast beat, to jolly up tardy parisheners. Very different to the slow funeral toll of one ring per year of the deceased's life.
Although it's a bright morning and the sun is breaking through the light cloud the Green has the look and feel of autumn, leaves are turning and the temperature drops smartly with the sun.
Looking out the window I saw Fluffy, a young mackeral cat, doing an amazingly professional job of stalking thin air along the hedge. All the birds, bluetits, starlings & sparrows, are pretty hedgewise and rarely get chumped by local cats. It's the nestlings that cop it.
I'm a great fan of the magpie and we have a pair that nest in the big bay tree at the side of the house. Our first floor kitchen looks out at the tree so we are often face to face with magpies and pigeons, the tree is also the source of a great variety of moths who like to visit the bathroom.
Magpies get a bad press, they are blamed by many for the decrease in the number of songbirds and have always been considered to be vermin by gamekeepers. The truth is that the great killer of songbirds, besides pollution and loss of habitat, is the domestic cat who foxlike kills for the fun of it. Don't get me wrong, I like cats but I also like songbirds and magpies. At this hour of the day the magpies will come down onto the Green and strut around proudly looking for tasty morsels.
Another bird that breeds around the Green is the shy thrush whose poise and bearing is just amazing, this smartly turned out bird has an unusual way of progressing across the grass. He, or she, stands very erect and will fast walk forwards a foot or so and pause to look around then go forward another foot.
Although it's a bright morning and the sun is breaking through the light cloud the Green has the look and feel of autumn, leaves are turning and the temperature drops smartly with the sun.
Looking out the window I saw Fluffy, a young mackeral cat, doing an amazingly professional job of stalking thin air along the hedge. All the birds, bluetits, starlings & sparrows, are pretty hedgewise and rarely get chumped by local cats. It's the nestlings that cop it.
I'm a great fan of the magpie and we have a pair that nest in the big bay tree at the side of the house. Our first floor kitchen looks out at the tree so we are often face to face with magpies and pigeons, the tree is also the source of a great variety of moths who like to visit the bathroom.
Magpies get a bad press, they are blamed by many for the decrease in the number of songbirds and have always been considered to be vermin by gamekeepers. The truth is that the great killer of songbirds, besides pollution and loss of habitat, is the domestic cat who foxlike kills for the fun of it. Don't get me wrong, I like cats but I also like songbirds and magpies. At this hour of the day the magpies will come down onto the Green and strut around proudly looking for tasty morsels.
Another bird that breeds around the Green is the shy thrush whose poise and bearing is just amazing, this smartly turned out bird has an unusual way of progressing across the grass. He, or she, stands very erect and will fast walk forwards a foot or so and pause to look around then go forward another foot.
