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Saturday, 1 March 2025

A Day in the Garden

 Today felt like the end of an era as I continued work dismantling our no-longer-needed chicken run.

It felt good to spend some time outside in the open air again and see the signs all around me that the horrible winter has finally passed.

My Chalice Well sycamores are really starting to come into their own now. I grew these three trees from seeds collected from Glastonbury many moons ago now:


Happy Budhha continues to smile no matter what circumstances he finds himself in - a guide for us all:


I caught this earthy fella mid-snack as I lifted him to his feet again after he'd spent the last winter face down in the soil:


It really was an enchanting afternoon, well spent in the rare Welsh sunshine!