Happy Easter...

It actually beggars belief that it is Easter weekend and yet again it’s snowing here in Colchester. Have the primulas and tete-a-tetes not suffered enough?! I’d optimistically put some bread out for the birds but it’ll now either be frozen to the paving slabs or covered in a thick blanket of the white stuff before any of our small feathered friends can get near it. I’ve spotted a few seagulls circling overhead but even with their strong wings I suspect they’ll struggle to battle through the blizzard for the sake of a few small bites of an old wholemeal loaf. The cover will remain over the garden table and BBQ for the foreseeable future and I’ve practically given up hope of seeing any sparrows or blue tits using my fabulous new nest boxes…

MARCH 30, 2013 

Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow...

Despite all the fuss on the news and on social media sites, Colchester seems to have got off rather lightly in this recent snow event (at the moment….!) While other areas appear knee-deep in the white stuff there’s only a light dusting in my small suburban garden, and it’s not even managing to settle in some parts. Looks a bit like someone sprinkling icing sugar on a cake.

However, I won’t be popping to the compost bins anytime soon judging by how slippery the slabs are and a quick prod of the water butt confirms my suspicions that it is, in fact, frozen inside.

I’m hoping my bees are warm and cosy in their baked-bean-can ‘house’ and that they’re managing to cope in the sub-zero temperatures…

JANUARY 20, 2013