Tag 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

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

In the garden (photos)

Posted on June 28, 2020 by Oscar Dandelion

. 23rd June 2020 Photos I took on another hot day, the patio plants, John and the dogs in the garden, the update with the growing tomato seedlings (and mystery seedling). I like seeing how my little container garden evolves … Continue reading →

Posted in dogs, life, plants | Tagged Bidens, big daisies, blooms, blueberry, Chihuahua, container gardening, disabled gardening, dogs, ferns, flowers, garden, growing food, growing tomatoes, Jack Russell, June day, June garden, June plants, nature, pansies, patio plants, photographs, photos, physical disability, plants, ragged daisies, rose, sunny garden, Tiger lilly, tomato seedlings, trees | 12 Comments

FREE permaculture year-long course

Posted on June 23, 2020 by Oscar Dandelion

. Interesting… I came across this and thought I’d share it with you in case someone’s interested 🙂 . FREE permaculture course – over 52 weeks freepermaculture.com 52 classes, on all aspects of ecological design: What is permaculture? Whole system … Continue reading →

Posted in health, life, plants | Tagged free permaculture course, grow your own food, nature, permaculture | 2 Comments

In the garden with the dogs (photos)

Posted on June 15, 2020 by Oscar Dandelion

. 29th May 2020 Photos I took while sitting at the end of the garden. We had beautiful, warm, sunny weather during most of May but June begins cold and cloudy like chilly autumn. I’ve added some garden sounds including … Continue reading →