It has been so warm over the last week and more expected next week too. We've stayed in and around home with a couple of early morning outings for a short walk, well a very slow stroll in my case as the heat earlier in the week affected me quite badly.
In the garden some plants are struggling with the heat, bird baths and feeders need refilling every day and the pond is getting shallow and it will soon have to be topped up for the newts. The water butt is emptying fast. The lillies love the sun I like the way they open up during the day and fold up tight again in the evening.
Other flowers opening up this weeks are
Sunflowers
Heleniums
and Dahlias.
The Sweet peas are still doing well
In the green house and raised beds vegetables seem to be doing well.
Broccoli
Cabbage
Courgettes
Tomatoes
We had an unusal moth settle on the window. It stayed for ages warming itself in the sun. Paul thinks it is a Box Tree moth which could be bad news for people nearby with any Box hedges or trees. More - here -from the Butterfly Conservation site.
All for now. I'll get around to reading your new posts over the weekend.
