tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post5320405590927398402..comments2024-03-28T18:25:54.816+00:00Comments on Corners of my Mind: Monday MiscellanyRosiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04733563829902335223noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-18516516200922248772016-03-18T08:57:43.494+00:002016-03-18T08:57:43.494+00:00Thank you for visiting and leaving a comment. Ama...Thank you for visiting and leaving a comment. Amanda recommended you to me hence my visit. I'm so glad I did venture to your blog as I see we have much in common:)Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733563829902335223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-31144584028029045362016-03-17T12:28:39.389+00:002016-03-17T12:28:39.389+00:00Lovely Spring photos and the scones with crab appl...Lovely Spring photos and the scones with crab apple jelly look scrumptious :) Our frogs and newts were very active but over the last couple of days activity has more or less ceased with the colder temperatures and we are still waiting for frogspawn to appear. Still waiting to see my first 2016 butterfly so it was lovely to see your Comma. <br /><br />Thanks so much for leaving a comment on my blog. Amanda at The Quiet Walker recommended your blog to me a short while ago and I am so glad she did :)Ragged Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14090463834740346114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-51402385124572391442016-03-16T18:49:39.025+00:002016-03-16T18:49:39.025+00:00Hello and welcome and thanks for the follow. Glad...Hello and welcome and thanks for the follow. Glad you enjoyed the post:)Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733563829902335223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-62173397185411490952016-03-16T15:46:42.636+00:002016-03-16T15:46:42.636+00:00Flowers, wildlife and scones with crab-apple jelly...Flowers, wildlife and scones with crab-apple jelly. It just doesn't get much better than this! I think I have to follow....Pondsidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02407539138546412482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-61152406457154820662016-03-15T18:45:06.772+00:002016-03-15T18:45:06.772+00:00Frog is cute isn't it? Sometimes my scones lo...Frog is cute isn't it? Sometimes my scones look like biscuits too, I try to make fewer than the recipe says and make them bigger so they rise more:)Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733563829902335223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-34237282754020354892016-03-15T18:43:24.550+00:002016-03-15T18:43:24.550+00:00We sometimes take frog spawn into a fish bowl and ...We sometimes take frog spawn into a fish bowl and then let them back once the tadpoles are big enough to escape the jaws of the newts. Usually when they are little froglets with legs and tails:)Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733563829902335223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-20723268528771993682016-03-15T18:41:43.934+00:002016-03-15T18:41:43.934+00:00The pond was in the garden when we moved in nearly...The pond was in the garden when we moved in nearly 20 years ago and was well established then with frogs, toads and newts. I think we are the only pond around so all the frogs come to us:)Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733563829902335223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-90250215778759673472016-03-15T18:39:58.056+00:002016-03-15T18:39:58.056+00:00What a shame you missed the butterfly. I can'...What a shame you missed the butterfly. I can't wait to get into Shropshire and Shrewsbury again, the nearest I've got so far this year is Market Drayton Morrisons:) Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733563829902335223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-69850673824292722602016-03-15T18:37:50.585+00:002016-03-15T18:37:50.585+00:00Yes, it was good to get out in the garden after su...Yes, it was good to get out in the garden after such a long time hoping for warmer and dryer weather:)Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733563829902335223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-81508532539652382842016-03-15T18:36:40.434+00:002016-03-15T18:36:40.434+00:00The frogs get quite loud and you can hear them acr...The frogs get quite loud and you can hear them across the garden. That is the second butterfly I've seen recently both on extra warm days:)Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733563829902335223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-80167959907493669272016-03-15T18:35:12.924+00:002016-03-15T18:35:12.924+00:00Wish I could share one with you - they did taste g...Wish I could share one with you - they did taste good after all the work:)Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733563829902335223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-25734715289065191322016-03-15T18:34:26.238+00:002016-03-15T18:34:26.238+00:00It was a beautiful day! We have fencing to mend a...It was a beautiful day! We have fencing to mend after it broke when a couple of chaps tried to climb over it in the middle of the night last year:)Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733563829902335223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-47713519863275173082016-03-15T18:33:02.105+00:002016-03-15T18:33:02.105+00:00It was a lot chillier on Monday than it was on Sun...It was a lot chillier on Monday than it was on Sunday - extra layers needed again:)Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733563829902335223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-43388322361344897302016-03-15T18:32:02.363+00:002016-03-15T18:32:02.363+00:00Frog is great isn't it? The grass needs cutti...Frog is great isn't it? The grass needs cutting soon, we did one area last week that wasn't too damp:)Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733563829902335223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-77987980478185990082016-03-15T18:30:49.821+00:002016-03-15T18:30:49.821+00:00Ha Ha - if he was I missed him! There were loads ...Ha Ha - if he was I missed him! There were loads of bees on the ehather:)Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733563829902335223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-86304684069713857122016-03-15T18:29:41.998+00:002016-03-15T18:29:41.998+00:00We saw one a couple of weeks ago and now the Comma...We saw one a couple of weeks ago and now the Comma both on warmish days:)Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733563829902335223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-53048003990508181032016-03-15T15:54:16.327+00:002016-03-15T15:54:16.327+00:00what a fab set of pictures. Love the frog image. Y...what a fab set of pictures. Love the frog image. Your scones look lovely, whenever I try to make them they always look flat and squished:)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03406613408205000201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-12871779744325541552016-03-14T23:08:15.073+00:002016-03-14T23:08:15.073+00:00Lots of ladybugs, good to keep the aphids down and...Lots of ladybugs, good to keep the aphids down and for good luck. Like Mr. Frog, Mac is raising 2 in an aquarium.Mac n' Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05732924562630675589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-137505840615861292016-03-14T21:39:54.348+00:002016-03-14T21:39:54.348+00:00Wow there is a lot going on in your garden, did ma...Wow there is a lot going on in your garden, did make a small pond last year but no frogs. A bumblebee whizzed through the garden today.<br />Lovely set of photos and a joy to see.<br />Amanda xx Amanda Petershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16760505541954557539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-90488346059917654422016-03-14T21:30:41.032+00:002016-03-14T21:30:41.032+00:00Well done, Rosie. The sun was shining in Shropshi...Well done, Rosie. The sun was shining in Shropshire, too - and I am cross because the Best Beloved saw a butterfly and I didn't. Harrumph. Lovely to see so much wildlife in the garden this early in the year. And the scones look scrummy. Looks as if you earned them. xMrs Tiggywinklehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18262841220840086776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-91558266844555927702016-03-14T20:12:58.750+00:002016-03-14T20:12:58.750+00:00How wonderful that you could get out in the garden...How wonderful that you could get out in the garden and get lots done! It is so good for the soul isn't it. You have a lot of wildlife enjoying it already! xxAmy at love made my homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17111180584250029433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-25429426830276260732016-03-14T19:51:13.045+00:002016-03-14T19:51:13.045+00:00I love your spring photographs, particularly the f...I love your spring photographs, particularly the frog. What a treat hearing the frogs in the pond. Lovely photo of the comma, too - I haven't seen a butterfly yet this year. I'm hoping, with the warm sunshine this week, I'll get my first sightingWendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02792703802542843791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-21438813903553551842016-03-14T19:07:54.742+00:002016-03-14T19:07:54.742+00:00It looks fabulous Rosie. I could just fancy one of...It looks fabulous Rosie. I could just fancy one of your scones :-) Crimson Kettlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13701829170555353323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-64547316591165443772016-03-14T17:34:08.230+00:002016-03-14T17:34:08.230+00:00Looks gorgeous. We spent most of yesterday mending...Looks gorgeous. We spent most of yesterday mending a fence panel that collapsed in one or other of the winter storms. It was a wonderful day, wasn't it?The History Anorakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09718067264562106116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-77088371964328966212016-03-14T17:29:15.762+00:002016-03-14T17:29:15.762+00:00Looking good Rosie. I've been out today as wel...Looking good Rosie. I've been out today as well but there was a bit of a breeze, not quite as pleasant. rusty duckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12238493821002258459noreply@blogger.com