tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post1662217460084875410..comments2024-03-29T15:35:18.998+00:00Comments on My Quiet Life in Suffolk: MondaySue in Suffolkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-49010001512615793992020-09-22T02:21:02.749+01:002020-09-22T02:21:02.749+01:00Leaving some wildness always makes a garden or fie...Leaving some wildness always makes a garden or field more interesting in my mind.<br /><br />Hope you get to have your bonfire and fireworks.<br /><br />God bless.Jackiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16051183778965359500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-60819954731210761652020-09-21T19:42:54.151+01:002020-09-21T19:42:54.151+01:00I ought to have more exercise really but seem to b...I ought to have more exercise really but seem to be so busy in the garden and kitchenSue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-30651430483298600512020-09-21T17:59:53.761+01:002020-09-21T17:59:53.761+01:00You are getting some great exercise between riding...You are getting some great exercise between riding your bike and swimming! This is the perfect time of the year to be out on your bike too. I hate to think of winter but it's always better to be prepared. It's fortunate that your brother-in-law can help out.Bonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17738727252267659979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-40809352218066513172020-09-21T17:42:07.385+01:002020-09-21T17:42:07.385+01:00Apologies for the mention of the season that comes...Apologies for the mention of the season that comes after Autumn!<br /><br />The meadow really needed some sort of tidy but there's quite a few areas of undergrowth left for the birds and small mammelsSue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-10384779569375916492020-09-21T17:38:10.899+01:002020-09-21T17:38:10.899+01:00No didn't see any sign of anything while he wa...No didn't see any sign of anything while he was cutting - the old tractor is so noisy I expect all wildlife left in a hurrySue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-45821911844700740562020-09-21T17:36:11.360+01:002020-09-21T17:36:11.360+01:00Brambles take over very quickly. Some right at the...Brambles take over very quickly. Some right at the edges of the meadow - top of the ditch are left un-cut - good cover for birds.Sue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-74826959746933246792020-09-21T17:32:40.232+01:002020-09-21T17:32:40.232+01:00I hope the orchids come back in the bit thats been...I hope the orchids come back in the bit thats been cut. There weren't any further down in the bit left untidy. Sue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-34599265603489614452020-09-21T17:30:17.999+01:002020-09-21T17:30:17.999+01:00The meadow looks huge when it's cut short.
You...The meadow looks huge when it's cut short.<br />Your village harvest displays sound lovely ideaSue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-49120350254496014042020-09-21T17:28:39.839+01:002020-09-21T17:28:39.839+01:00Brother in law said that once he got started he...Brother in law said that once he got started he'd have to cut down everything! <br />I saw some of the Talking To from the prof - suitably chastened!Sue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-8637382497951465242020-09-21T13:25:30.129+01:002020-09-21T13:25:30.129+01:00I am choosing to ignore your first statement. I a...I am choosing to ignore your first statement. I am in denial about fall, much less what comes after. Glad you didn't have it all cleared away. We have a fence line with a neighbor that I have been tempted to have cleared but the privacy as well as the butterflies have convinced me that is not the right course of action.Susannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01769556455551856486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-18523867311293122332020-09-21T12:46:29.500+01:002020-09-21T12:46:29.500+01:00Did he flush any birds or critters when he mowed?
...Did he flush any birds or critters when he mowed?<br />No bonfires around here - chance of forest fires are too great even here in New England because of drought.Marciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00992626996077874832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-38018017270637258682020-09-21T10:17:00.113+01:002020-09-21T10:17:00.113+01:00Good on you for tackling brambles. I know they ar...Good on you for tackling brambles. I know they are wild things too, but one thing that satellite imagery has helped scientists to do is to identify how much more of the 'wild' countryside is becoming overrun by brambles every decade since the middle of last century (interestingly they started out it recon photos taken from wartime planes). Apparently there has been something like a 40% increase in bramble cover - and brambles are not for all wildlife, so some species are being forced out by this expansion of the horrible prickly d....d stuff. We have fingers crossed for your bonfire party.Tigger's Mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15829665785202495073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-18086094087580211722020-09-21T09:28:46.859+01:002020-09-21T09:28:46.859+01:00The orchids will be fine. We cut my wild patch do...The orchids will be fine. We cut my wild patch down where the orchids grow much earlier than this and they come back every year. Your wild area looks good.Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-59106125797272171902020-09-21T09:25:50.506+01:002020-09-21T09:25:50.506+01:00How nice to have a bike ride. It was good that yo...How nice to have a bike ride. It was good that your BIL tided up fur you and hope the orchids come back.<br />My Carol (D) came yesterday and we had a lovely walk thou the village to see the Harvest displays it was good to talk as well.<br />Hazel c uk 🌈🌈🌈 hazel c UK https://www.blogger.com/profile/01638654030434369177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-80056326887444805042020-09-21T08:23:41.433+01:002020-09-21T08:23:41.433+01:00If it doesn't bother you then it's good to...If it doesn't bother you then it's good to leave some things wild for the much needed contribution for wildlife. I don't know much about orchids, but I'd say you'll be fine. Yes, in seven weeks where will we be indeed? Seems the nation is to be having a talking to this morning from Prof. Whitty. Rustic Pumpkinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07335714529878600216noreply@blogger.com