Ranunculus acris

Now this is weird. Isn't it a bit late for these? Earlier I had them all over the place but not so any more. Planning my garden for next season and will go have a look what to plant later this season.

Cameleon house

As some of the paint was flaking and being generally scruffy I decided to change colours from classic ginger bread house to more modest and subdued colours. This is how it went.

First I brushed all loose material and dust away. Then a hard work out using a steel brush making sure all flaking old paint was coming off.

After a white base coat on all surfaces the inner frame got two layers of blue paint. This procedure was repeated for the grey outer frame. A bit different from before, eh? The full front will be revealed a bit later.

Berries in my garden

As said, snails I do not eat. What I do eat are berries growing in my garden. At twelve o'clock you see my first black currants, at three o'clock there are blueberries and at eight o'clock there are some raspberries.

Helix pomatia

Some people eat those, you know. Not something I could do myself I must say. Quite common in gardens and parks and very fun to watch if you have the time. There were several crawling about in my burn pit. I have absolutely no idea why they took a liking to this particular environment. Did they like the carbon? This species was probably brought by catholic monks as it was OK to eat while fasting. They still farm them in Germany and France for this purpose.

Brazilian hammock

A couple of weeks ago I bought myself a new hammock. It's from Brazil and made for two persons. Now I just have to find myself another person to go with it... If you find the trees a bit blurry you are correct; I'm in full swing mode while taking this photo.

As you might have concluded by now this one is black and white. Planning to get a couple more to have in my garden. Excellent when having friends and family over. There are a similar one striped as a rainbow for one person, I'll get one of those as well.

Oily business

My garden table is getting a big deal of rain nowadays, not so during July. I just had to put some oil to it so it will not rot away before my eyes. In a day or two it will have absorbed most of the oil and will be ready for more meals in the garden.

A cat with a hat

No, not a real hat but som sort of anti-scratching device. Had to come up with a funny title, though. Haha... Lying in my hammock I hear a squeal and a quick rush in the grass just behind me. This cat, in disguise as a tiger, hunted down an antelope (mouse) and promtly dined on it. The most interesting thing about this, besides the cat totally ignoring me altough I was just a foot away from it, was the cats ability to slice open the mouse and dispose of the guts. Just like a surgeons scalpell in action.