RSPCA Open Garden

This garden opens twice a year in aid of the RSPCA. Due to the weather we have missed it for the last couple of openings at least.

This weekend wasn't looking good either.

However, plants do like the rain, so all was well.

Seed Roof

Isn't this walkway lovely?

I did ask him to pose for me but he wasn't interested.

 The boot is good fun, and makes a great planter.

Allotment Today

Some allotment photos taken today.

Runner Beans

First Early Potatoes

Raspberries

Cape Gooseberries and Loganberries

Baby Bear Pumpkins

Weekend

This street looked a lot more inviting in real life.

Planting around the Church with the Old Grammar School in the background

Red, White and Blue Planting scheme.

The River was very high after all the rain

We sat here and read the paper.

I took this photo mainly as a record of plants which grow well in the shade.

To finish, after all that walking around.

Random photos of the weekend

Some random photos of the weekend. In no particular order, nurseries, plants and flowers and meals out.

We even managed to sit outside, in England, in July.

Cars

Another interest of ours is Classic and Modified Cars. Last Thursday being a rare nice day and evening we went to a local meet.

It's held at Stoney Cove, a National Diving Centre

These are some of the cars. From here the captions are from my OH who knows alot more about it than I do. I would just say "the yellow one" 

Home brewed V8 hot rod, the grille is from a 1930's Ford model 'Y' - the rest????

Dodge of some sort, early '60s I think.

Stretched Checker, probably originally an airport bus. Now belongs to a local limo hire company.

1950(?) Buick with tooth decay. Should have brushed more often.

Satin black 1932 Ford "deuce' coupe. The pinstriping on the boot is a traditional hot rod touch.

Summer Flowers and Rain

So far this summer, there has been rather a lot of rain. I'm sure that this time last year I was on my second bottle of sun cream and last year wasn't that sunny either.

Its a good thing for me though, as I'm not all that keen on the sun and much prefer the autumn and winter.

Home grown strawberries from our allotment.

I'm very pleased with the lobelia, this is "home grown" as well

I really hope those hanging baskets fill out soon.

The Obelisk is on its last legs. 

Day lilies about to flower

A round up of June

We have very much enjoyed the adventures.