So summer has finally arrived, well at least for 48 hours anyway.
It felt like the heat of mid summer in Cyprus had hit us, but it’s gone
again and left us with a tantalising glimpse of what our summers can be like.
The wildlife being seen in the garden is mainly insects, with an
increasing amount of butterflies – some of which are making straight for the
growing cauliflowers leaves!
The fruit from the greengage tree is ripening and falling everywhere,
while flies occupy any bare human flesh causing irritation, which the wildlife
must be feeling too.
Young robins and blackbirds are being seen with a little more frequency
in the garden, while the numbers of swallows is increasing every day.
The youngsters are definitely learning how to manoeuvre in the skies
and they’re hopefully going to start having an impact on the number of small
flies that are annoying everyone.
There are no tomatoes yet, but plenty of flowers, while the broad beans
probably only need a few more weeks before they can be harvested.
One thing that hasn’t done too well this year is the batch of
sunflowers. Only one is taller than six foot and some are even flowering at
less than two feet.
Perhaps it’s the new seeds bought in spring, or perhaps it’s the
weather. Final conclusions can be drawn in August when they have all flowered.
Until then let’s wait, and hope, the summer heat comes back again soon!
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