August 21. 2023
Current W.I.P.s: GNS3
My Caldey Island Fuscia Clone
Sunday, August 20, 2023
Take this fuscia, for example. I grew this bush from a tiny 4-leaf cutting I took from the mother plant on Caldey Island a good few years back. I remember pinching off those few leaves and dropping them inside mt empty bottle of diet coke to keep it humid until I got home as though it happened only yesterday. Yet look at it now, as big and sprawling and colourful as its mamma plant that still grows on the holy island off the coast of Tenby :)
Me and the Bad Bois
Monday, August 7, 2023
I've decided to take a much needed break from writing through the month of August. Going to chill for a few weeks and get some of my garden and houseplants in some kind of order.
My writing will pick up again in September, when I will start working on Tidal Gower in earnest and continue bashing my Zombie novel in shape...
Kew Gardens
Sunday, August 06, 2023
Heading home day, but not before a family visit to Kew Gardens:
Two particular highlights I simply had to share from the Gardens was the Pagoda and the giant lily pads:
The steps to the top of the pagoda were not a particular challenge, but I think the video of my descent (albeit sped up) just how the building is. Definitely worth the extra fiver they claw from your pocket to undertake the climb and the view of Kew and the distant London cityscape are outstanding.
I'll close this series of holiday posts with a short video of the popular giant lily pads. I hope you enjoy:
Under the Weather Hero
Saturday, August 5, 2023
The second day of our family get-together. Unfortunately, it was also the day I take my meds, and I felt more than rough for the full day. So, not too many pics today, but feeling quiet, I took a nice little audio snapshot of the family as we floated gently along the Thames. Whilst that's for the family album, here's the pics I took:
The Day I Met Meowth
Friday, August 4, 2023
Spent the morning doing a little writing before everyone else woke up, then took a chilled stroll along the Thames near our home for the weekend, in a most beautiful part of London, Mosely.
We all took a nice stroll through Bushy Park in the afternoon. The place was full of parakeets, squirrels, rabbits, trout and Red Deer. Heaven on Earth.
I kind of held my nerve for longer than I should have for the following video. Looking back, I kinda wish I had held it a while longer, but better safe than sorry.
I even got to tickle a trout!
All in all, a great day outdoors :) I even bumped into this character!
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| Meowth's fur was softer than I had imagined |
Whilst I have a strong dislike of London (it's way too busy and polluted), I think I could live in Mosely quite happily.
The Whispering Sky
Thursday, August 3, 2023
Needing to get away for a few days to meet up with my daughter, we took a long weekend break in Mosely, London, where we rented an apartment for three nights. The weather forecast was gloomy but as we crossed the Severn Bridge to England, the sky whispered a promise for a brighter few days ahead.
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