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Auspicious Day
Despite joining the ranks of the ” retired ” today, somethings just have to go on the same ! Jean still has to go out in the elements to feed the sheep and I still have to stay in the … Continue reading
Just another winters tale
Photos taken from my window just moments ago Mrs. Snart sets off with a bale of hay to feed our daughter’s sheep, not the nicest of days but it is February, it is winter ! As I am sure that … Continue reading
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Tagged bonsai, bonsai people, feeding birds, logs, snow, wildlife, Willowbog, winter
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Its back !
Mute swans returned to our main pond here at Willowbog a few days ago, whereas the snow returned last night ! very picturesque if rather a nuisance ! A pair of Mallard have joined the swans , have the birds … Continue reading
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Tagged bird food, bonsai, mallard, mute swans, snow, wildlife, Willowbog
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Bonsai seed …………but maybe not what you’re thinking
From an early age I have had an interest in trees. My family left London when I was only three and moved to a country house hotel in Surrey where both my parents worked. The hotel was surrounded by woodland … Continue reading
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Tagged bonsai, bonsai nursery, bonsai people, sale trees, school, wildlife, Willowbog, workshop
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Spanner
In my last post I mentioned a cat , there now is a Willowbog Cat ! For the majority of our married lives Jean and I have had cats. In addition to the two that we brought with us when … Continue reading
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Unusual find !
I recently began to de-foliate the Acer campestre, Field maple, from the Willowbog Collection of bonsai, very quickly into the job this is what I found……………. I think that it is the nest of one of the species of solitary … Continue reading
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Tagged acer campestre, bonsai, de-foliate, field maple, solitary wasp, wildlife, Willowbog
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Stoat in ermine
Not seen this little chap in a while, The 3 photos I have were all taken from the kitchen window, literally a metre from where the stoat was, the blighter never was still for a moment so the pictures are … Continue reading
Visiting swans.
The last couple of days has seen two Mute swans on our main pond. Poor light level [ or a poor photographer ! ] have made getting pictures of them difficult. Just about visible in this photo are the Mallards … Continue reading
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Tagged pond, swans, tree planting, wildlife, Willowbog
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Fox in the garden
Much of the work that we have done here on the land has been geared towards improving it as a habitat for wildlife. This young fox was a regular visitor to the garden a while back. It had no difficulty … Continue reading
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Tagged bird feeders, foxes, robin, siskin, wildlife, Willowbog
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Willowbog, a view from the sky
Over the nearly 40 years that we have lived here we have acquired a number of aerial photos of the place, mostly they are prints that I need to scan and get copied to the computer, in the meantime this … Continue reading
