New granddaughter.

We had visitors last week - hello Roger and Judith. The weather was mot good after they left but a little gardening got done. 

Flower border

Flower border

And some modelling got done over the weekend. 

Harbour

And today we went to Gloucester to visit Steph and Sean and their new daughter, Ella.

Proud Grandad.

 

Home again

Back home to a very wet garden, and no let up at all today.  A week away in the Lake District visiting Arthur. But an opportunity to do some modelling too. 

Houses for the harbour

Houses for the harbour

 

Not a day for outdoor gardening...

But a good day for gardening in the garage. More work done on the river banks and also on the walled garden.

Walled garden, with very wet glue

Work on the riverbanks and more water

 

Sheds and a greenhouse

Also created the blanks for the rest of the houses on the harbour - these will get covered in brickwork or render and roofed. 

Polystyrene blanks

 

Weeding

Maintaining the staus quo in the garden takes up a lot of time. Kate and i worked hard today just keeping on top of the weeds! But sometimes it seems worth it. 

Nice bit.

The walled garden is coming along too. 

Walled garden allotments

   

Feeling smug!

There is a self-satisfied grin on my face today.  On Tuesday the wheeled strimmer died. It had been playing up lately but finally gave up and would not start again. Today was the first opportunity that i had to take it apart and try to fix it. To cut a long story short i found that the exhaust valve sleeve had risen in the cylinder block and was preventing the valve seating propery, therefore no compression. After persuading the sleeve back into postion everything returned to mormal and we now have a functioning strimmer.

The valve sleeve is the ring behind the valve and should be flush with the head.

All fixed

The path through the wilderness if brimming with wild flowers.

Path

 

Green, green grass of home

Yesterday was aPales day so today i was back on the lawn mower. 

Cutting the grass

And spotting flowers as i go.

Flowering shrub

The summer house is disappearing now. 

Creeper

 

Back to work

After two weeks of "holiday" in Scotland it is time to do some work in the garden. Kate has kept on top of the weeds but there are always more. 

Blossoms are blooming

All around

Even the wildflowers are looking good

Yellow toadflax

And some serious work on the strimmer engine