/blog/bondjam33/?pid=f7780 [COLOR darkred][/COLOR][SIZE 4][/SIZE] /blog/9023/post_240408.html?pid=f7780&m= Looking South South West out of the kitchen window and down the garden we get some wonderful sunsets, particularly in the spring to early summer season.As most clouds come into the UK driven by winds Mon, 20 Feb 2023 02:28:08 -0800 /blog/9023/post_240408.html?pid=f7780&m= /blog/9023/post_239710.html?pid=f7780&m= Tens of thousands of Bolsonaro supporters living in sponsored camps around the capital, Brasilia, since October and over 100 free buses paid for by Brazilian fascists to take insurrectionists from all Mon, 09 Jan 2023 05:16:08 -0800 /blog/9023/post_239710.html?pid=f7780&m= /blog/9023/post_237904.html?pid=f7780&m= Crazy by name and clueless by nature.Seems Crazy cannot stand the heat so he hightailed it out of the kitchen like a dog with its tail between its legs.Just for fun I took a copy of my remarks and he Fri, 19 Aug 2022 15:31:37 -0800 /blog/9023/post_237904.html?pid=f7780&m= /blog/9023/post_237902.html?pid=f7780&m= Crazy by name and clueless by nature. Seems Crazy cannot stand the heat so he hightailed it out of the kitchen like a dog with its tail between its legs. Just for fun I took a copy of my remarks and h Fri, 19 Aug 2022 12:51:35 -0800 /blog/9023/post_237902.html?pid=f7780&m= /blog/9023/post_236178.html?pid=f7780&m= Hank's reply to the original reply to his posting is reproduced at the bottom of this post in comments for anyone who wishes to see what a pathetic excuse for a human being he really is.Why is it Tue, 29 Mar 2022 07:22:22 -0800 /blog/9023/post_236178.html?pid=f7780&m= /blog/9023/post_235461.html?pid=f7780&m= I hope everyone has a happy, healthy and fun filled Christmas.A few examples of Mrs J's Christmas fayre.[image 1][image 2][image 3][image 4][image 5][image 6][image 7] Sat, 25 Dec 2021 12:57:43 -0800 /blog/9023/post_235461.html?pid=f7780&m= /blog/9023/post_235347.html?pid=f7780&m= Q: What does the gingerbread man put on his bed?A: Cookie sheets!Q: How does a sheep say Merry Christmas?A: Fleece Navidad!Q: What do you get when you combine a Christmas tree with an iPad?A pineapple Mon, 06 Dec 2021 03:57:13 -0800 /blog/9023/post_235347.html?pid=f7780&m= /blog/9023/post_234952.html?pid=f7780&m= This time of year is lit up by the deceasing amount of chlorophyll in the leaves of many trees which allows the vibrant yellow and orange colours of the Xanthophyll group of chemicals to show through. Fri, 22 Oct 2021 09:35:47 -0800 /blog/9023/post_234952.html?pid=f7780&m= /blog/9023/post_234776.html?pid=f7780&m= [image 1]1. The iconic view of the Ponte di Rialto you enter the main canal system of central Venice[image 2]2. Rainbow row the Island of Burano in the Ventian lagoon. Burano is famous for glass mak Fri, 08 Oct 2021 02:34:40 -0800 /blog/9023/post_234776.html?pid=f7780&m= /blog/9023/post_234704.html?pid=f7780&m= Some fun photos from Puzzle World in Wanaka, New Zealand[image 1] The lines are all straight, honest [image 2 ] I think I need a little help here.[image 3 ]A bit like Alica in Wonderland[image 4 ] Who Sat, 02 Oct 2021 05:25:33 -0800 /blog/9023/post_234704.html?pid=f7780&m= /blog/9023/post_234702.html?pid=f7780&m= Welcome to our weekly newsletter highlighting the best of The Economist’s coverage of the pandemic and its effects. Demographers are used to seeing life expectancy rise steadily over time: in the 20 Sat, 02 Oct 2021 05:00:17 -0800 /blog/9023/post_234702.html?pid=f7780&m= /blog/9023/post_234522.html?pid=f7780&m= Just illustrate the capriciousness of the UK weather - all of these photos were taken within days of each other, albeit in Rotherham and North Devon[image 1][image 2][image 3][image 4][image 5][imag Fri, 17 Sep 2021 11:28:12 -0800 /blog/9023/post_234522.html?pid=f7780&m= /blog/9023/post_234357.html?pid=f7780&m= One advantage of the cold May which caused a lot of fowers to start their season early is that the same flowers are still going strong a week into September [image]China Asters make a real show in the Mon, 06 Sep 2021 06:39:53 -0800 /blog/9023/post_234357.html?pid=f7780&m= /blog/9023/post_233575.html?pid=f7780&m= The temperature today is 30C/31 C (88F/90F) and the flowers are enoying themselves - even if they do need watering twice a day. [image] The French marigolds are growing much bigger than usual.[image 1 Sat, 17 Jul 2021 11:49:06 -0800 /blog/9023/post_233575.html?pid=f7780&m= /blog/9023/post_233574.html?pid=f7780&m= I think one of the guys left [Image 1] Sat, 17 Jul 2021 11:34:03 -0800 /blog/9023/post_233574.html?pid=f7780&m= /blog/9023/post_232517.html?pid=f7780&m= With the UK enduring the coldest and one of the wettest Mays on record it seemed that some of the summer flowers would never appear. The bonus was that some of the spring bulbs are still flowering in Sat, 12 Jun 2021 15:07:06 -0800 /blog/9023/post_232517.html?pid=f7780&m= /blog/9023/post_231572.html?pid=f7780&m= One of our favourite parts of the garden is the display of hanging baskets, the tubs, the troughs and planters and the pot plants stacked on the decking area. We love them for their colour and the sh Fri, 14 May 2021 12:02:19 -0800 /blog/9023/post_231572.html?pid=f7780&m= /blog/9023/post_230829.html?pid=f7780&m= I am a sunset junkie. The first two pictures were taken from our back garden which faces almost due South so the sunsets can be quite spectacular.The third pcture was taken in Soll, Austrian Tirol and Fri, 23 Apr 2021 15:23:44 -0800 /blog/9023/post_230829.html?pid=f7780&m= /blog/9023/post_230337.html?pid=f7780&m= Spring is revving up nicely with three days of temperatures in the 23-24 C (73-75F) range.With the temperatures set to go right down to zero (32) in the next few days and some snow forecast, the sprin Fri, 02 Apr 2021 11:14:44 -0800 /blog/9023/post_230337.html?pid=f7780&m= /blog/9023/post_230231.html?pid=f7780&m= WIthin minutes of home we have numerous countryside, woodland and heathland areas which we can access for our daily (or in our case 2-3 times weekly) exercise. Manvers lake is a landscaped body of w Sun, 28 Mar 2021 15:28:06 -0800 /blog/9023/post_230231.html?pid=f7780&m=