Whilst not exactly warm today's sun gave a good impression of springtime. There was even some wind which helped to part-dry the washing I hung out on the line.
I like Saturdays because I can if I want have a 'rest day' but today the sun lured me out to work in the garden.
My first task was to re-lay some paving slabs in the back garden. When I was first sorting out the back garden I laid some random slabs straight on the ground (with a little fine gravel beneath) to make it easier to get to the path that runs down the centre of the garden. I wasn't too surprised when some of the slabs ended up being a bit wobbly. More recently, when there was sand left over from one of the building works I earmarked it to use to re-lay the slabs. My first step had been to pressure wash the slabs which I did a while back. Today, while Peter had driven to town I shifted the sand from the drive to the back garden and re-laid the slabs. Having a base of sand made fitting the different sized slabs a lot easier. All I need to do now is brush some dry mortar mix between the slabs.
After a short rest my attention turned to the front garden where I gave all the clumps of pheasant grass a trim. I love seeing them blowing in the wind but they were getting quite bushy. Hopefully cutting them back will keep them at a more manageable size. And if I've cut them back too much I have a number of young plants that I let grow in the vegetable plots. The front garden all looks a bit too tidy and flat for my liking but plants do have a habit of growing! If only they would get to the required size and then magically stay that way.
I spotted this dog having a wonderful time digging up a stone to play with down on the beach.
My too tidy garden.
The usual spring bulbs are already flowering but I wasn't expecting to see so many other flower buds.
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