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Michael in the Garden @michaelinthegarden.bsky.social · 8h

Hello. I'm a bit tired and grumpy. I always struggle this time of year, with the fading light. Spring is my favourite season. But I console myself that I don't have bombs falling on my head, and that I'm not starving,... #SlavaUkraini #Ukraine #freepalesti̇ne #weekend #bandcampfriday

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Michael in the Garden @michaelinthegarden.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

The ivy flowers, absolutely buzzing this afternoon. You can sort of hear it over the sound of my footsteps crunching slate. There were ivy bees, honey bees, bumblebees, hoverflies, wasps, bluebottles and more. Amazing. #ivy #ivyflowers #wildlife #bees #pollinatorfriendly

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Michael in the Garden @michaelinthegarden.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

What film am I in? Back to the Fuchsia! Ahem. Back in the garden of Jane Delawney. The Salvia bed is even more splendid and floriferous. Engage smell-o-vision now. The Elaeagnus is flowering again. #ukgardening #flowers #blodau #salvia ##thegardenofjanedelawney

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Michael in the Garden @michaelinthegarden.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The ivy flowers are out and fair buzzing with insects of all sorts. Erigeron karvinskianus (Mexican fleabane) still flowering profusely as it has been since spring. Runner bean 'Scarlet Emperor' flowers still coming. A further Fairy flush. #ukgardening #flowers #blodau #autumn #autumnflowers

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Michael in the Garden @michaelinthegarden.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Nasturtiums are having an early autumn resurgence. Some lovely colours today. It was the chilliest day in a long while. 5 degrees by my car's reckoning. So I layered up, then the sun came out, so I layered down again. #ukgardening #nasturtiums #flowers #blodau #sunnyday

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Michael in the Garden @michaelinthegarden.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Tired after yesterday's adventure. A dull day, though the evening is pleasant. I've been making things. I think the apron/dressing gown combination is a strong look. Vegetable lasagne in new blue dish. Apple cakes, using apples from the nuns... #weekend #Sunday #making #doing #accountability

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Michael in the Garden @michaelinthegarden.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

1/2 Cymraeg Ar daith. Mi aethon ni i Gaer a Llanrwst heddiw, a nôl i Ddolgellau. Mi aeth Elizabeth i weld siopau a mi es i weld y tref. Mae'r eglwys Sant Grwst yn Llanrwst yn hyfryd.... #weekend #penwythnos #ardaith #ontour #churches

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Michael in the Garden @michaelinthegarden.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

What a long week. Thank goodness it's the weekend. I'm very lucky I get to have a rest in a peaceful country. I know many do not have that privilege, and they are in my thoughts. Some lovely Friday things: more Cosmos showing themselves... #ukgardening #flowers #autumn #berries #gotanyworms

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Michael in the Garden @michaelinthegarden.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Autumn has understood the assignment. A chilly, dewy, delightful morning. The rain seems to be bringing all the fungis out. Little brown jobs this morning. Boletes, ceps, porcini, penny buns in abundance. Field mushroom. Delicious on toast. #ukgardening #viewfromtheoffice #autumn #hydref #fungi

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Michael in the Garden @michaelinthegarden.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

1/2 Cymraeg Cyhydnos yr Hydref Hapus! Roedd hi'n ddechrau diflas i hydref bore'ma ond roedd hi'n braf yn y prynhawn. Roedd'na llawer o neidr y gwair ifanc hefyd. Cyffrous iawn! #ukgardening #autumnalequinox #cyhydnosyrhydref #wildlife #grasssnake

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Michael in the Garden @michaelinthegarden.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

What a dismal last day of summer (the Autumnal Equinox is just after 1am tomorrow morning). No sunrise to speak of. It's still nice to have things a bit more normal after the searing summer... #ukgardening #greyday #autumniscoming #lastdayofsummer #autumnweather

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Michael in the Garden @michaelinthegarden.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

There is a European (good) hornet queen (Vespa crabro) in the stairwell. She's a beauty. I've turned the lights off and left an adjacent door and window open in the hope she'll make her own way out. #hornet #hornetqueen #vespacrabro #goodhornet #wildlife

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Michael in the Garden @michaelinthegarden.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Today is the International Day of Peace. Which simultaneously feels more important than ever, and like a terrible joke. With horrifyingly discriminate war and violence across the world, it seems ever harder to feel like we... #internationaldayofpeace #peace #nowar #endgreed #givepeasachance

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Michael in the Garden @michaelinthegarden.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

The third apple pressing session of 2026. Into the scratter the quartered apples go. The press full of scrattings. Apply some pressure to the press. Watch the juice flow. #ukgardening #growyourown #kitchengarden #weekend #applejuice

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Michael in the Garden @michaelinthegarden.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

1/2 Cymraeg Mi aethon ni ar y Rheilffyrdd Ffestiniog ac Eryri heddiw o Borthmadog i Gaernarfon. Mae'r golygfeydd yn wych. Mae'r tocynnau hanner pris i bobl lleol tan ddiwedd mis Medi. #weekend #ffestiniogandwelshhighlandrailway #rheillforddffestiniogaceryri #heritagerailway #steamtrain

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Michael in the Garden @michaelinthegarden.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

I was appled this morning, and I was appalled by the weather this afternoon. Soaked, I was, soaked! I know what I'm doing on Sunday (weather permitting) Some gorgeous Dahlias. I've no idea of the variety, but they're very impressive. #ukgardening #flowers #rainyday #apples #applejuice

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Michael in the Garden @michaelinthegarden.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

More red things in the rain today. Has anyone else noticed red berries being particularly red this year? Rowan, rose, Fuchsia and Cotoneaster. Bright and beautiful on a dull day. #ukgardening #rainyday #redberries #rosehip #flowers

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Michael in the Garden @michaelinthegarden.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

1/2 And what did I sea today? A blustery sea. A bumblebee enjoying bright pink Salvia. A lime hawk moth caterpillar, stowed away from Norfolk in a box of herbs. I put it in a silver birch (which apparently they also... #ukgardening #flowers #wildlife #cadairidris #thegardenofjanedelawney

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Michael in the Garden @michaelinthegarden.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

1/2 I can see where I am today, although with some heavy showers. I've been trimming things, hence the flowery bandana. Lots of plants responding well to the end of heatwaves and drought: Salvia 'Nachtvlinder' in full bloom... #ukgardening #flowers #blodau #weather #latesummer

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Michael in the Garden @michaelinthegarden.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

1/2 Where am I? I spent most of the day in drizzly clouds without much of a view. Luckily, there were some lovely things to look at. More splendid pears. About ready to be picked. Round courgettes, still happily growing... #ukgardening #growyourown #kitchengarden #rainyday #lostintheclouds

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Michael in the Garden @michaelinthegarden.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Allan â'r hen ac i mewn â'r newydd. Rwy'n rhoi'r gorau i ddefnyddio fy hen siswrn tocio a'm Hori-Hori. Out with the old and in with the new. I'm retiring my old secateurs and Hori Hori from professional use. They've given enough... #ukgardening #secateurs #horihori #niwaki #tools

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Michael in the Garden @michaelinthegarden.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Double Trouble! Drama and/or romance amongst the robins in the garden today. #ukgardening #wildbirds #robin #robingoch #fightingorflirting

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Michael in the Garden @michaelinthegarden.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

I found a proper walnut off a proper walnut tree. It's a shame I can't eat them, but what a beauty! #ukgardening #growyourown #walnut

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Michael in the Garden @michaelinthegarden.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

A day of distinctly different halves. A dry and pleasant morning, and a distinctly moist afternoon. Some lovely flowers from this morning: dry white Anemonemonemone and dry white and pink Cyclamen. #ukgardening #flowers #blodau #weather #latesummer

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Michael in the Garden @michaelinthegarden.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

I went to the beech this afternoon. It was in need of a trim. The views this morning were suitably breathtaking. There's still lots of hummingbird hawk moths about. They won't pose for a photograph though. #ukgardening #beech #viewfromtheoffice #mawddachestuary #hummingbirdhawkmoth

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Michael in the Garden @michaelinthegarden.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Pethau cochion yn y glaw heddiw. Egroesen, mafonen (efo ffrind), criafol, Cotoneaster. Red things in the rain today. Rosehips, raspberry (with friend), rowan, Cotoneaster. #ukgardening #rainyday #Red #redthings #autumniscoming

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Michael in the Garden @michaelinthegarden.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

1/3 There are many excellent uses for a large, flowery handkerchief: bandana, banditry, anti-fascist marches, blowing noses. The possibilities are only limited by the imagination. Today it was temporary face mask... #ukgardening #composting #healthandsafety #gotanyworms #hoverfly

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Michael in the Garden @michaelinthegarden.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Another lovely day of juicing apples. Bottles stored in the chest freezer = several months of apple juice! #weekend #makeyourown #apple #afal #applejuice

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Michael in the Garden @michaelinthegarden.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

I feel like a new level of adulthood has been attained with the acquisition of a chest freezer and its placement in the cellar. Or a new level of creepiness. It depends on your opinion of chest freezers and cellars. Apple juice will go in it tomorrow! #weekend #adulting #chestfreezer #cellar

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Michael in the Garden @michaelinthegarden.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Bloom! This Dahlia isn't dilly dallying. Strange day. I got to eat my lunch on my doorstep (I like doing this). Juicing some more this weekend. I had a lovely supervisor this afternoon. #ukgardening #growyourown #lunchfromhome #robin #robingoch

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Michael in the Garden @michaelinthegarden.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

I'm vine. I'm feeling grape. Actually, my cold has been a-lingering, which is a tiring nuisance, but I'm definitely on the mend. A warm, dry day today has helped. #ukgardening #sunnyday #grapes #grapevine

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Michael in the Garden @michaelinthegarden.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Strimming in the rain, just strimming in the rain! Not ideal, but sometimes needs must. A mostly damp, drizzly day with mysterious mists. Hops and honeysuckle are a nice combination, and the Salvia bed is having another flush in the garden of Jane Delawney. #ukgardening #rainyday #flowers

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Michael in the Garden @michaelinthegarden.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

It's September! There's still three astronomical weeks of summer left, but the mellow fruitfulness is in full swing. Some nice pears this afternoon. #ukgardening #growyourown #fruit #pear #september

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Michael in the Garden @michaelinthegarden.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Very thankful for a restful bank holiday Monday after the weekend's excitements. Popped up to the back garden to pick some runner beans for tea and was very pleased to find some of the sweetcorn cobs are ready! #ukgardening #gardening #growyourown #kitchengarden #bankholidaymonday

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Michael in the Garden @michaelinthegarden.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

1/3Another blessedly soggy day. I accidentally aggravated a bumble bee and it stung my little finger. Luckily, I was wearing gloves and it was an easily accessible part of my anatomy, so I could suck out the venom... #ukgardening #beestung #beeseeingyou #lazarus #stillhope

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Michael in the Garden @michaelinthegarden.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

The rain, it raineth. After a morning soaking, which was quite enjoyable, and the air filled with the scent of the Katsura tree (Cercidiphyllum japonicum), the afternoon was spent drying off, and in homage to the great Tim Curry. #ukgardening #rainyday #katsura #timcurry #franknfurter

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Michael in the Garden @michaelinthegarden.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Oh, bloody hell. Not Mr Curry as well. What a dreadful couple of days for the good eggs.

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Michael in the Garden @michaelinthegarden.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

1/4 Hello! What is the weather doing, and when is the rain going to arrive? One rubbish thing about being self employed, is that there's no sick (or holiday) pay. If I can't, or don't want to, work, I don't get paid... #ukgardening #selfemployed #gardener #climatechange #precarious

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Michael in the Garden @michaelinthegarden.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Oi! Are you getting enough rest? Probably not, little robin. Well, get back to bed! But have you got any worms before you go? Still snuffly. Not feeling awful. I'm being well supervised. #ukgardening #robin #robingoch ##gotanyworms

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Michael in the Garden @michaelinthegarden.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

1/2 I've only gone and caught a cold. Bother it. I can't actually remember the last time I was ill. It's the mountain air. Fed up, tired, snuffly me at lunchtime. Luckily, my supervisor knows how to cheer me up... #ukgardening #gardening #gotanyworms #ivegotacold #isthatanygood

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