Yes summers ongoing march is slowly fritzing the last few cells of responsibility and it's nearly time to get ready for those paunches over belts, wobbly knees and smelly public transport links that makes you wish for the return of nosegays.
But in the meantime the nuts i'd planted, that finally poked their heads above soil and looked like...
Now, nearing the end of may, all seven are still growing and are looking more like ...
... and I think six will soon be in need of new homes.
Something natural, lighter and strangely hopeful.
Yes i'm growing horse chestnuts, but out of 12 planted only seven have poked heads above soil.
The first pic was taken on the 2nd of April, and the 2nd take a few moments before posting. At this rate, barring a very bad frost, in a months time the horse chestnut seedlings will have to be given new homes.
And although the angle of capture's slightly different, in the 1st picture you can just see the second shoot popping up out of the soil on the right hand side, which in the second picture is the one just about to open its leaves, in the lower right hand side.
Ah yes before I forget and get totally carried away, here's the lovely spring climbing rose and yellow something which escapes me.
