House and Garden, 2010


January snow, 2010



February snowdrops

compost distributed
light snow ...

... and the new compost heap

mid February
lots of snow




mid-March
irises


crocuses





late March
tête à tête daffodils ...

...with crocuses


April Fool's Day
and April snow

enjoying the cold
newly planted parsnips and onions

weighed down with snow


next day - back again

vegetable garden

Forsythia
April 2010

Camelia
flowering at last

Amarylis
first of three buds



flowering cherry
April-May 2010

hosts of tulips
April-May 2010




new tulips

a riot of Amarylis ...

... with the third four joining the second two

cactus flower




Hibiscus

Berberis

the last tulips


the final amarylis



Starling & fledgeling

The pineapple
June 2009


Breakfast, al fresco

Allium


pansies


Driveway ...

... newly cleaned

the red Amarylis
June 2010


with four plus two blooms



cutting back the grass on the stones

pond irises

blue irises

roses






blue iris

new rhododendron


Japanese Maple

the Pineapple, harvested


Camelia, at last! June 2010


Rose Hedge in bloom


oranges & lemons


solitary water lilly July 2010

orchid
new flowering

second spray


Hydrangea
August 2010


Cleaning the pond
August 2010

Peter in the pond


Hips on the rose hedge
September 2010


Clouds from the bedroom

October Dahlia



October dawn

Marauder at the fence

November freeze


the Orchid
a further new flowering
November 2010



the freeze continues
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frosty dawn
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photo:HTC phone


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photo:HTC phone


photo:HTC phone

new bird feeder ...

... for the continuing freeze

Yet more blooms on the orchid

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Image: Canon IXUS850 IS; web reduction with Photothumb