As the transition from summer to autumn progressed, the garden produced a small harvest to feast on.
OK, so it wouldn’t exactly make a feast, but the tomatoes did eventually come along even if it was weeks after the strawberries and broad beans.
They tasted pretty good too, so maybe planting earlier next year might work better for an earlier harvest.
The newly acquired bat box will go up soon, although with the prevailing wind coming down both sides of the house, I might have to be careful in where it’s placed and also borrow some ladders from a neighbour.
While there are bats that fly around the garden, I’ll be quite surprised if they do make use of the roosting box this winter – but you never know!
The sunflowers were a big disappointment this year, with only my youngest daughter’s making it to full bloom.
It did make a remarkable recovery as it was eaten by slugs, but then remerged and produced two heads.
While it was my daughter’s, it was technically me that kept it fed and watered, so I’m going to claim a small part of the sunflower’s success.
Finally, there’s a good haul of berries on the pyracantha which I’m hoping might attract a passing fieldfare or redwing flock.
I’ve not seen any down the lane so far this year, but it is quite early, and I would expect to have chance of seeing a few later this month or into November.
Time will tell if there’s enough berries to attract them.
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