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I actually made a cake too - I know, twice in two years - unbelievable! This one was just as a topping on strawberry & rhubarb, instead of doing a crumble. I used this recipe and it was really delicious. We don’t have any vanilla essence so I used a splosh of honey rum instead.
We had a lovely day on the allotment last Saturday. It’s our Hungerford in Bloom judging this weekend so we were doing a lot of weeding. We’re only entering Plot7 and Plot3; Plot8 is still a bit out of control 🙄
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I made another bottle waterer for the patty pan on Plot7, all the squashes and courgettes have one now, so watering is directed straight to the roots. We chop the base off the bottle, Leave the lid on and burn holes in the lid and in the cone part of the bottle so the water doesn’t pour through too quickly once it’s pushed into the ground. With trailing squash it also helps you remember where the plant’s roots are!
I’m unusually writing this on a Thursday as I have 2 days off work - yay and the sky is blue-ish! We’ve been enjoying the year-late Euros, especially when England beat Germany so we’re on to the quarter finals this weekend.
So, a happy song for you to enjoy, provided by…Paul McCartney. Sing along now 🥳
"Sparrow Hawk" - I guess the clue is in the name as to it's preferred choice of meal.
ReplyDeleteHaha, yes I’ll give you that 😄
DeleteA shame about the woodpecker, but then again, they're not above drilling into the odd nest box and eating baby blue tits. It's brutal out there! Amazing shot of the sparrowhawk, and fantastic to have red kite around as well. Your courgettes are doing well, and I love the bottle watering tip, I'll definitely try that.
ReplyDeleteI know, nature is cruel but I was glad to see the feathers up close.
DeleteWe’re saving the courgettes till Sunday, I think we may have four by then!
Those feathers are magnificent as are the beans. Good luck for England tonight! We'll be watching in Denmark.
ReplyDeleteJust sitting down to watch Denmark now - good luck!
DeleteNature can be harsh. As well a rats any bird of prey is welcome to wood pigeons, In fact the feathery remains on our plot may indeed be from a wood pigeon.
ReplyDeleteFor a moment I thought you'd made a broad bean cake!
Haha, a broad bean cake! That’s one I haven’t seen yet!
DeleteIt's been a while sinc eive seen a sparrow hawk close up, pretty amazing. You made me think too about the greater spotted woodpeckers feathers being polka dot , so pretty - but sad at the same time if the sparrow hawk got its beak into one! I'd treasure those feathers though, make something from them. e envy your harvest of broad beans and your grub looks good. And the rhubarb cake.
ReplyDeleteI think I saw a pigeon hawk fly over today, but have never seen a sparrowhawk up close.
DeleteThose feathers don’t look natural, so cool! But judging by the amount, I don’t think the woodpecker survived the meeting 😞