Just as she began working on the garden this morning Jackie witnessed Nugget 3rd wondering how to get down from the kitchen wall pebbledash.
She spent much of the day gathering up various items blown around the garden; retying loosened climbing plants; and redesigning the Pond Bed, while this afternoon, listening to tittering and songs from birds and the buzzing of bees, I finished weeding the Oval Path. Early this evening the sun put in its first reasonable appearance of the day, and I stumbled around the garden photographing a few current views.
This is the rest of the Oval Path
Here is Jackie’s current work on the Pond Bed and
the Brick Path. This last image should provide a clue to
Where’s Jackie? (6)
Other images include
the corner of the Palm Bed beside the Gazebo Path;
the Shady Path, which needs more work, including replacing the collapsing Ace Reclaim bench with the new wooden one we still have to assemble;
the Rose Garden where tulips are still holding the fort for the roses to come;
seedlings in the greenhouse;
and Where’s Nugget Jnr? (3) which might need bigifying.
For this evening’s dinner we enjoyed third sittings of Jackie’s splendid jalfrezi meal with the same beverages as yesterday.
What a fun post, Derrick – I love your garden; always so much to see: I’m not surprised you have so many Nuggets there!
The brick path is lovely. Reminiscent of a traditional cottage garden.
– I like the shot with the Head Gardener at the end of it, and the wyly Owl happily supervising half way down.
Thanks for the tip to biggify your final shot; well worth it, as I found Nugget Jnr!
Well spotted, Emma. Thank you very much for all these welcome comments
Well done both of you for working so hard in your garden! All these nooks look so interesting and then there are even more seedlings waiting their turn to shine!
Thanks very much, Anne
Such a lovely house and garden. Thanks for sharing. There is a unique relationship between the English and their gardens. Congrats.
Thanks very much, Brian. We are lucky to be here
Multiple Nuggets! I found Nugget 3rd. And I found the hard working head gardener ?
Well spotted, Sandra. Thanks very much
I love your garden, so well kept! Little birds like you show like to hang on the side of my stucco and eat little bugs So cute.
Thanks a lot, John. I’ve never seen one do that before
I love tiny birds, they are so cute hanging upside down and on walls. Recently two little birds blasted by me just above my head while I was relaxing in the backyard. I could actually hear the air moving as they went by, better watch mt head, eh!
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So much to see in your wonderful garden
Thank you very much, Sheree
Jackie working hard and where is Derrick?
Behind the camera – after two hours weeding 🙂 Thanks.a lot, Bridget
You know I was joking right?
Certainly 🙂 🙂
So many of these beautiful photos would make great jigsaw puzzles, Derrick. I saw Nugget Jr without enlarging. 🙂
Well spotted, Jill. I can see why the pics would make good jigsaws. Thanks very much
So much work involved in your beautiful garden. Nugget 3rd does look perplexed. ?
Thanks very much, Merril 🙂
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That is a great shot of a puzzled robin in the first picture! 🙂
Thanks a lot from us both, Quercus
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Hello there, Jackie. Hard at work as usual. I love the garden.
Thanks for sharing, Derrick.
Thanks very much from us both, Chrissy
I love the “Uh oh, what do I do now?” photo of Nugget 3rd on the pebbledash!
Thanks very much from us both, Liz
You’re welcome, Derrick and Jackie!
I am happy to say that my eyesight was well up to spotting Nugget Jr without the need for bigification.
That is good, Tootlepedal. Actually it was a quite small section of the shot. Thanks very much
It’s great to see Nugget3 again in your photos of your magnificent garden — I hope he comes around daily to say hello — such a great reminder of the season! You’ll have to hide Nugget and Jackie better in each post — they’re wonderful relaxing and recuperative exercises!
I’m pleased, Janet, and hope they are speeding your recovery. Thanks very much
Wow … It’s 9.00am here in Geelong, and I am definitely no early bird today… my day has just begun, and your garden photos are a pleasant start for my awakening eyes ….
Hello, ivor20 in Geelong, from me in Myrtleford. A gorgeous day up here.
Hello Yvonne, thanks for dropping by, definitely a great day…
Next week is La Fiera weekend up here, I sure hope the weather is kind to all my Italian friends!
Let us hope so
Thanks very much, Ivor
I really like that photo of Nugget III on the kitchen wall. It’s fun to imagine hanging out in the greenhouse surrounded by plants when it’s cold outside.
Thanks very much from us both, JoAnna
YAY! I spotted Jackie, Florence, owls, and Nugget3!!! Such a joy!
Hey, Jackie! Great work!
Beautiful photos, Derrick!
(((HUGS))) 🙂
Thank you very much from us both, Carolyn X
Love the photos your garden is a breath of fresh air even just seeing it in photography.
Thank you so much, More
You’re welcome
lovely photos of the garden! spotted Jackie and the cute nugget jr!
Thank you very much and well spotted, Lola
Wow. Your garden is really coming together.
Thanks very much, Judy
I really like that picture of the yellow Acer and the shed door.
So pleased you got the shed door blend. Thanks a lot, Andrew
Excellent composition Derrick.
Jackie is still working tirelessly I see. Number three image is my favourite of your shots today. I’m glad to see 3rd generation Nugget hanging around there.
Thanks very much, Sue – “hanging around” is a good one.
Thought you might like that one.?
derrick, I seem to have caught up! I can see that your garden provides you with much rest and pondering, especially after some of your walks in the forest/beach/surrounds. But also a fair bit of maintenance at certain times of the year aka good exercise…as for nugget that’s some possie he got caught in this morning…
Thanks very much – especially for the catch up, Catherine. We think we have two fledglings now.
A friend of ours told us of a weedkiller which is designed for brick paths and patios especially, It kills the weeds and grass, but then becomes inert after, say, six or eight hours so it can’t harm either animals or insects.
Thanks a lot, John. That must be what The Head Gardener uses on the Back Drive.
Good to see the 3rd generation Nugget enjoying your garden.
Thanks very much, Rupali
The Oval Path, Brick Path and the Pond Bed bear testimony to the hard work being put in by you and Jackie. Jackie is of course crouching like a tiger among the greens. I am happy at arrival of the newer generation of Nugget perched atop the fence one third from the right.
Thanks very much from us both, Uma. Well spotted.
Hello Derrick
It is so beautiful to see how a garden is so lovingly cared for. Your greenhouse is really useful for seedlings and waiting for more heat before planting
Thank you very much, Yoshimi
I found both Jackie and Nugget. Also quite a few owls, which I’m glad to see were keeping watch.
Well spotted, Laurie. Thank you very much
I also found them both. 🙂 The Nugget lineage of youngsters seems to be staking a claim on the garden. How on earth did Nugget Junior get up on a wall like that? He has strong toes, for sure!
I love that greenhouse. One like that is on my wish list. 🙂
Thank you very much, Lavinia. Well spotted. I think that Nugget’s grandson wondered that, too. :)We got the greenhouse at half price about 3 years ago
That is the best price! 🙂
Glad for a picture of the third. Have a wonderful weekend.
Thanks a lot, Mrs W,
Your welcome.
Well, I did spot Jackie and Nugget Jnr after bigifying ?. I had been wondering how Nugget et al. had been getting on!
Thanks very much, Helen. Well spotted. At the moment we appear to have 3 adults and 2 fledgelings.
Very good!
🙂 ?
Thanks very much, Sherry
Jackie has bent down, hard at work behind greenery, in the top quarter of the photo. Little Nugget is sitting on the fence to the right of the hanging white planters.
Well spotted, Dolly. Thanks very much.
My pleasure, Derrick.
Nope, didn’t need “bigifying” … Bob spotted Nugget right away! Garden’s looking good already. Lotta work there! Good for you both. Thanks for sharing the results of your handiwork. <3
Thanks very much to you, too, Jan X