A Day in the Life....

Yesterday was almost a perfect day for me, the sun shone and there was enough of a breeze to stop me from overheating. 
I went to the garden centre and found all the plants that were on my list, and used a voucher. deep Joy.

I spent lots of time in the garden, without working too hard.

Whie clearing a sadly weedy patch I found this gem.

Mt apple trees are in full bloom and are busy with bees of all shapes and sizes.

The new shrubs are planted and mulched, they look a bit like currants in a cheap bun right now but will soon grow together. There is a Weigela Variegata, a Philadelphus Snowflake, a Cytisus Aprcot Gem, a Ceanothus  Blue Mound and in the front an Erysimum Winter Passion. These should give me colour and fragrance for much of the year, at least the part when I am likely to be outside.

(I also found an apple tree, a Bramley, which is in the ground. I know that I said that a Howgate Wonder was on my wish list, well I have one of those being delivered later in the week. Woo Hoo.)

The structure behind them is a screen for my hedgehog house ,I have started to train a bramble over it for protection and shelter. The rhubarb in the foreground will be moved this Autumn, into one of the raised beds and I will find a low growing shrub to take its place.

This is my standard Ilex, a female,there is one berry left and a smothering of flowers opening up. Because it is so windy here I have it in a pot but will be finding a sheltered spot for it in the garden for planting this Autumn.

And now for some knitting and a conundrum.

These are the latest pair of socks, the colours match right up to the start of the heel flap. Then they go haywire, I am knitting them in tandem, as usual, but one ball of yarn has just gone into a different colour rotation. Both balls are the same dye and batch number, they are both on the same brand and size needles. There are no knotted joins anywhere, I am stumped but not about to frog anything out. 
These are for Francesca and pattern matching does not figure in her vocabulary. It just BUGS the life out of me.

I will get them finished and tucked away in her birthday bag and forget about them.

Today will be a gentle day, a little time out in the garden, some bark needs moving from the car, it smells like a pine forest in there. 
I have a fence to put up during the week so will collate all the materials for that.

Ben had a long walk this morning as I was daydreaming, then we met a young Springer Spaniel, called Gypsy, who decided that Ben was worthy of affection and then that my pocket was a good place to climb into.

20 minutes later we resumed our walk home. 

I have a load of washing almost ready to go out and then I think that I will strip the sofa of throws and cushion covers.

Perhaps I might make a cuppa as well. Enjoy the rest of the weekend everyone.

                       TTFN                                           Pam