Category Archives: nature

2021

Posted on January 15, 2021 by Oscar Dandelion

Hello dear reader 🙂 I wish you a positive and healthy 2021. Below, is an update. I tried keeping it brief. I hadn’t meant to be away for so long. When living with chronic poor health you have to prioritise … Continue reading →

Posted in Cactus and succulent plants, dogs, health, life, nature, plants, short story | Tagged dogs, Faith McCord, flowers, garden, handmade cards, life, nature, plants, short stories, story | 7 Comments

Today’s Beauty: A Dragonfly (photos)

Posted on August 2, 2020 by Oscar Dandelion

. Sunday night upon entering the kitchen I heard a furious humming of wings and slapping of body against the ceiling fluorescent light tube. I immediately thought of fairies! When I saw it I still thought of fairies. It was … Continue reading →

Posted in nature | Tagged beauty, damselfly, dragonfly, insects, life, nature | 13 Comments

Hedgerows: Dusk #2

Posted on July 26, 2020 by Oscar Dandelion

. 24th July 2020 It was dusk and I went back to the road with the country hedgerows. They’re flourishing which is good to see. The blackberries are beginning to ripen, the chammomile made an appearance and there were other … Continue reading →

Posted in dogs, life, nature, plants | Tagged countryside, dogs, hedgerows, life, nature, photos, skies, wild flowers, wildflowers | 9 Comments

Hedgerows: Wild flowers + silver linings #1 (photos July 2014)

Posted on July 25, 2020 by Oscar Dandelion

. July 2014 One day while coming home I stopped off on a road near my house. The wild flowers so struck me with their beauty that I stopped the car and took a few photographs. . . It’s not … Continue reading →

Posted in life, nature, plants | Tagged Cyril Cole, farming, hedgerows, meadow hay farmer, my road, nature, wild flowers, wildflowers | 7 Comments

Decorated bug houses, seedlings, vegan-sausage pasta (photos)

Posted on July 24, 2020 by Oscar Dandelion

. 17th July 2020 Photos I took of the newly decorated bug houses I recently got from Asda. And the kitchen seedlings of tomatoes – I really must pot them up though it’s probably too late! – and the ‘mystery’ … Continue reading →

Posted in life, nature, plants | Tagged bees, beetles, bug houses, butterflies, fun, growing plants, insect houses, insects, life, mystery plants, nature, photos, plantlets, plants, seedlings, sun, tomato seedlings, tomatoes, vegan food | 10 Comments

Potted Up! – or potted up and peed on – (photos of tea rose + blueberry etc)

Posted on July 9, 2020 by Oscar Dandelion

. 29th June 2020 Photos I took of the tea rose with biden flowers and the blueberry bush with miniature pansies after potting them up in lovely, new, big pots. Unfortunately, despite it being midday it was a gloomy … Continue reading →

Posted in dogs, life, nature, plants | Tagged biden, blueberry, Chihuahua, chronic illness, chronic pain, Clematis, container gardening, container plants, daisies, disabled gardening, dogs, hydrangea, lemon balm, mint, pansies, patio flowers, patio plants, physical disability, silver cushion, tea rose | 2 Comments

The new bug houses arrived :D (photos)

Posted on July 8, 2020 by Oscar Dandelion

. My bug boxes (insect houses) finally arrived! They came with my Asda food grocery delivery, I bought two. Last time they were out of stock. They’re excellent value for money £3 each. Even come with a metal loop to … Continue reading →

Posted in life, nature, plants | Tagged beatles, bees, beetles, bug box, bug boxes, bug house, bug houses, butterflies, conserve bugs, conserve insects, decorate bug box, decorate bug hotel, decorate bug house, decorate insect hotel, decorate insect house, garden, help bugs, help insects, home, insect box, insect house, nature, pollinators, wild life, wild life garden, wildlife, wildlife garden | 6 Comments

Garden + patio plants (photos)

Posted on June 24, 2020 by Oscar Dandelion

. 12th June 2020 Photos I took of a fruit tree, Foxglove and garden/patio plants. Ought to be placed between the photos of the 2nd and 20th June 2020. Whoops! . Foxgloves The foxglove bells, with lolling tongue, Will not … Continue reading →

Posted in nature, plants | Tagged bee plants, blueberry, buttercups, Clematis, container gardening, disabled gardening, ferns, Foxglove, fruit tree, patio plants, rose, tea rose, woodlandtrust.org.uk | 9 Comments

Tomato seedlings + patio plants (photos)

Posted on June 21, 2020 by Oscar Dandelion

. 20th June 2020 Photos I took of a few of the patio plants and the tomato seedlings on the kitchen windowsill. The weather was most beautiful on Summer Solstice. I made sure everything was watered – with John’s help! … Continue reading →

Posted in nature, plants | Tagged blueberries, blueberry plant, Clematis, container gardening, growing food, Midsummer, mystery seedling, orange poppy, patio plants, San Marzano tomatoes, Summer Solstice, tomato seedlings | 9 Comments

Patio Plants (photos)

Posted on June 20, 2020 by Oscar Dandelion

. 2nd June 2020 Photos I took of the various flowers and plants on my patio, including recent additions from a farm shop haul. The patio, although cleared and cleaned, still needs some work – sanding and varnishing the wooden … Continue reading →

Posted in nature | Tagged blueberries, container gardening, disabled gardening, patio flowers, patio plants, physical disability, roses | 6 Comments