Author Archives: Frogend_dweller

About Frogend_dweller

Living in the damp middle of nowhere

Wordless Wednesday – Sunny Faces

Posted on September 21, 2022 by Frogend_dweller

Posted in Wordless | Tagged Gardening, Helianthus annuus, Photography, Summer sun, Sunflowers | 14 Comments

Wordless Wednesday – Mists, mizzles and cobwebs

Posted on September 14, 2022 by Frogend_dweller

Posted in autumn, Wordless | Tagged autumn, cobwebs, countryside, misty mornings, nature, Photography | 10 Comments

Six on Saturday – Nature’s bounty

Posted on September 10, 2022 by Frogend_dweller

10/09/2022 Well, we are certainly in a period of change and transition here in the UK: From losing our lovely Queen (which somehow felt like it was impossible) to gaining a King, from losing a clown of a Prime Minister … Continue reading →

Posted in Six on Saturday | Tagged #SixOnSaturday, Blackberrying, Chilli Bishop's Crown, Eupatorium, Foraging, Gardening, Humane mouse traps, Mirabilis longiflora, Salvia Amante | 13 Comments

Wordless Wednesday – A glorious Red Sun

Posted on September 7, 2022 by Frogend_dweller

Posted in Wordless | Tagged Annuals, Gardening, Photography, Red Sun, Sunflowers | 4 Comments

Six on Saturday – Signs of desperate wildlife

Posted on September 3, 2022 by Frogend_dweller

03/09/2022 While I can no longer go on about months without rain, because last Thursday we did in fact have steady rain for a few hours, we have not seen any since and the ground is still solid. There are … Continue reading →

Posted in Six on Saturday | Tagged #SixOnSaturday, Coleus Campfire, Ipomoea 'Split Personality', Lobelia, Six on Saturday | 20 Comments

Wordless Wednesday – Beauty and the Bees

Posted on August 31, 2022 by Frogend_dweller

Posted in Bees, Wordless | Tagged Althaea cannabina, Bees, Bumblebees, Gardening, Hemp-leaved marshmallow, herbaceous perennials, Photography | 10 Comments

Wordless Wednesday – Beauty in the burn

Posted on August 24, 2022 by Frogend_dweller

Posted in Wordless | Tagged Bunny Tail Grass, Gardening, Grasses, Lagurus ovatus, Photography | 8 Comments

Wordless Wednesday – Three’s a Crowd!

Posted on August 17, 2022 by Frogend_dweller

Posted in Bees, Wordless | Tagged Bees, Gardening, Passiflora caerulea, Passion flower, Photography, pollination | 8 Comments

Six on Saturday – Caught in the Act!

Posted on August 13, 2022 by Frogend_dweller

13/08/2022 A quick Six today, before I melt away. The vegetables are watered and I’ve gathered more courgettes 🤣. Yesterday I put a help-yourself pile of them out on a table by the hedge. They were all gone next time … Continue reading →

Posted in Six on Saturday, Uncategorized | Tagged Bidens, crested poppy, Dahlias, Gardening, oregano, phlox, Six on Saturday | 22 Comments

Six on Saturday – Gasping

Posted on August 6, 2022 by Frogend_dweller

06/08/2022 A lot of us are suffering from the same lack of rain, but the East of England seems to be getting a rather short straw as usual. We’ve had nothing here, other than the briefest of showers, since April. … Continue reading →

Posted in Six on Saturday, Uncategorized | Tagged #SixOnSaturday, Bird baths, Cobaea scandens, Eupatorium, Gardening, Kohl Rabi, pomegranates, Six on Saturday, Verbena hastata, Wildlife | 26 Comments