COLD DARK ROOM

[zolasmum]

It was a lovely sunny day here in Devon.uk, so we decided to take Zola for a ride to see the daffodils and possibly some lambs. Devon and Cornwall used to be the main suppliers of daffodils to the rest of the country, but during the first world war , farmers had to dig up their daffodil fields and plant food crops. However, local families gathered to plant the bulbs from the fields in other, non-cultivated places to save them -such as by the sides of the roads - a similar thing happened in the second world war, as well.As a result, there are thousands of daffodils along many roads , appearing through hedges, and scattered everywhere. They are not the little native wild ones, of course, but you couldn't really call them cultivated now - and they are much larger and brighter than the true native ones.
Here is a small house we pass on our way through the daffodil land ...

 

[Maro2Bear]

Happy Friday all. Perfectly nice morning here in Maryland. Started off very foggy with zero visibility, but the sun popped out& burnt the fog off. Got out for some more paddling today. Tons of basking turtles.

Reflections Reflections Reflections

Plenty of Log Left

 

[zolasmum]

It was a lovely sunny day here in Devon.uk, so we decided to take Zola for a ride to see the daffodils and possibly some lambs. Devon and Cornwall used to be the main suppliers of daffodils to the rest of the country, but during the first world war , farmers had to dig up their daffodil fields and plant food crops. However, local families gathered to plant the bulbs from the fields in other, non-cultivated places to save them -such as by the sides of the roads - a similar thing happened in the second world war, as well.As a result, there are thousands of daffodils along many roads , appearing through hedges, and scattered everywhere. They are not the little native wild ones, of course, but you couldn't really call them cultivated now - and they are much larger and brighter than the true native ones.
Here is a small house we pass on our way through the daffodil land ...

Angie
Very sorry - somehow pressed the wrong thing previously !

 

[zolasmum]

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Very sorry - somehow pressed the wrong thing previously !

 

[Cathie G]

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Very sorry - somehow pressed the wrong thing previously !

Wow I love it. A little fairy tale house in the middle of the woods.

 

[Jan A]

It was a lovely sunny day here in Devon.uk, so we decided to take Zola for a ride to see the daffodils and possibly some lambs. Devon and Cornwall used to be the main suppliers of daffodils to the rest of the country, but during the first world war , farmers had to dig up their daffodil fields and plant food crops. However, local families gathered to plant the bulbs from the fields in other, non-cultivated places to save them -such as by the sides of the roads - a similar thing happened in the second world war, as well.As a result, there are thousands of daffodils along many roads , appearing through hedges, and scattered everywhere. They are not the little native wild ones, of course, but you couldn't really call them cultivated now - and they are much larger and brighter than the true native ones.
Here is a small house we pass on our way through the daffodil land ...

Thank you for that. I would never have known what "going to see the daffodils" in the UK was all about.

 

[Lyn W]

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Angie
Very sorry - somehow pressed the wrong thing previously !

Just like a chocolate box picture!

 

[Lyn W]

I love daffs and recently saw this on tv

How one Welsh farmer's daffodil crop could help thousands of people with dementia

The flowers include high levels of the compound galantamine

www.countryliving.com

.............so they are not just a pretty flower.

 

[Lyn W]

Good morning/afternoon all. It's a beautiful day here and probably the warmest day so far this year.
No sign of any snow bomb - I think my sister must have been reading an old weather report
Lola has been sat in the door way looking out but isn't brave enough to step outside yet even though he has a lovely sheltered spot waiting for him.........he'll get used to it.
I hope you all have a good Saturday

 

[Maro2Bear]

Speaking of daffodils, our front batch of “rescued bulbs” are up.

 

[Lyn W]

Looks like it's been a quiet day here in the CDR - everyone must be enjoying the spring weather (?)
I took Lola out to remind him about his outside space, but he turned and moved faster than I've seen him move for a long time to get back indoors. Never mind - he has to do it in his own time.
I'm taking myself off to bed to read my new book so I'll see you tomorrow.
Nos Da.

 

[Cathie G]

Good morning/afternoon all. It's a beautiful day here and probably the warmest day so far this year.
No sign of any snow bomb - I think my sister must have been reading an old weather report
Lola has been sat in the door way looking out but isn't brave enough to step outside yet even though he has a lovely sheltered spot waiting for him.........he'll get used to it.
I hope you all have a good Saturday

He's just considering weather to move or not

 

[MenagerieGrl]

We had a slight bit of Drizzle/rain here this morning, Cool, in the high 50's now, supposed to be in the 80's Monday/Tuesday

 

[Maggie3fan]

omg!omg! look at what I found! Gonna get it on my leg...except mine will read IROC not Z28

 

[Lyn W]

Good morning/afternoon,
It's another lovely day here in Costa del Wales!
I was woken early by some scaffolders working on a neighbours house - really confused me - I thought I'd missed a day and it was Monday already!!

I can tell spring is here because yesterday I overheard the nasty neighbour saying he was going to cut my little tree/tall shrub down again. According to him it's grown HUGE overwinter - I resisted the urge to tell him that winter isn't a growing season; in fact when we had the storms a lot of the thin top twigs snapped off so if anything it's shorter. Some of the bigger branches that he has cut in the past have died off completely, so it's also not as thick as it used to be. All that's happened is that the leaves on remaining healthy branches are sprouting back - just shows how ignorant he is, but I'm going to have to keep an eye on him.
Anyway, enough of my moaning - I hope you all have a peaceful Sunday!!

 

[Maggie3fan]

Good morning/afternoon,
It's another lovely day here in Costa del Wales!
I was woken early by some scaffolders working on a neighbours house - really confused me - I thought I'd missed a day and it was Monday already!!

I can tell spring is here because yesterday I overheard the nasty neighbour saying he was going to cut my little tree/tall shrub down again. According to him it's grown HUGE overwinter - I resisted the urge to tell him that winter isn't a growing season; in fact when we had the storms a lot of the thin top twigs snapped off so if anything it's shorter. Some of the bigger branches that he has cut in the past have died off completely, so it's also not as thick as it used to be. All that's happened is that the leaves on remaining healthy branches are sprouting back - just shows how ignorant he is, but I'm going to have to keep an eye on him.
Anyway, enough of my moaning - I hope you all have a peaceful Sunday!!

You mean part of your tree hangs over his property? He can't cut your bush...

 

[Lyn W]

You mean part of your tree hangs over his property? He can't cut your bush...

No it doesn't overhang at all, the nearest 'twigs' are about 18 inches away from the fence - I'm very careful about that, if they did I wouldn't object to them cutting them back.
It's about a metre taller than the fence and he has made it his mission every year to cut it down. The funny thing is that they always use a massive sun shade on their side of it so any shadow from the tree just falls on that. They are just bullies.

 

[zolasmum]

No it doe

No it doesn't overhang at all, the nearest 'twigs' are about 18 inches away from the fence - I'm very careful about that, if they did I wouldn't object to them cutting them back.
It's about a metre taller than the fence and he has made it his mission every year to cut it down. The funny thing is that they always use a massive sun shade on their side of it so any shadow from the tree just falls on that. They are just bullies.

I really don't think he is legally allowed to cut your tree without your permission, if it doesn't overhang into his garden - you could speak to the council or even the police - he is destroying your property -that's terrible !
Angie

 

[Lyn W]

I really don't think he is legally allowed to cut your tree without your permission, if it doesn't overhang into his garden - you could speak to the council or even the police - he is destroying your property -that's terrible !
Angie

I did report them to the police a few years ago. A young community police officer came about a month later and asked me what I expected her to do. I said I wanted her to make it clear to the neighbours that it was criminal damage and trespass, but when she went around to them I heard her laughing in the garden with them about it. It's not exactly crime of the century so the police don't take it seriously.
However, their house is actually owned by a housing association (a mortgage rescue package I believe) so I did contact them and I think they must have given a warning, because then the neighbours started hanging 4 lettered cushions on their line spelling out a not very nice 'c' word! If he starts to cut it again I'll go straight to them.

 

[TheLastGreen]

No it doesn't overhang at all, the nearest 'twigs' are about 18 inches away from the fence - I'm very careful about that, if they did I wouldn't object to them cutting them back.
It's about a metre taller than the fence and he has made it his mission every year to cut it down. The funny thing is that they always use a massive sun shade on their side of it so any shadow from the tree just falls on that. They are just bullies.

Hopefuly they don't bother, I'd just be calm and check it out. Hopefuly they haven't been like that to Lola?