We were cut off by the floods yesterday, but seemingly we can now get to Arbroath, but the roads north to Montrose are still flooded, the river locally is almost eight feet up and the Tay in Perth is almost 19 feet above summer level and parts of the fair city are flooded.

We are on the frontline, Reds to the north and Greys to the West(the sea is to the East and South of us), neither in our village as we are in a sea of poly tunnels and tatties and barley, barely a tree to be seen.

Some very posh restaurants in old London town are selling Squirrel for dinner, I had some a while back and was disappointed, I thought they'd taste of nuts....................................

Roast, tatties, mash and either Pheasant, Guinea fowl or Pork with crackling with a few peas and carrots from the garden

I feed the birds and sometimes the wildlife feeds me....................................though I've not had Pidgeon and squirrel for breakfast..................

I could do with another big dalek, this ones full to the top, I'm not able to turn it over so it will take longer to be ready, probably another year.

That's pretty much my growing season over, the climbing french beans have been nipped by frost so they are out as are the last of the sweetcorn, just some autumn raspberries producing outside. It looks bare with no parsnips or carrots, proper disaster they were, however hopefully the problems been r...

robo wrote: ↑Sat Sep 30, 2023 3:29 pm I’m over in drunmore Burnie not far from stranraer

Ahh, I don't have any secret marks over there lol

Just when I have re-cycled loads of cardboard, of well maybe try it next season now.

I have been very lucky, I have never had blight in any of my greenhouses, lost some tatties to the disease, but not tommies.

Zero winter crops for me, I shall be fishing and filming wildlife, I don't over tidy as the bugs and beasties and birds need a home/food, usually April when I tidy up.

The pond is shutting down for winter now, all I do is remove some of the floating tree leaves from the surface with a net, I don't disturb the underwater world now until springtime to let nature do it's thing.

Happy Birthday Robo, are you near me on the NE coast?

A short video from our local bird hide, no sound on this folk chatting in the hide.. just click on the link
Winday day at Montrose by tigerburnie, on Flickr

The wind is blowing at the moment and flattened one of the outdoor sweetcorn, it has pollination, but not much growth, so it is hung up for the Sparrows and Blue Tits.