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Friday, March 20th, 2009South India pics are up on web!
Thursday, March 19th, 2009Here they are https://andysworld.org.uk/album/India
Tomatoe Seedlings
Tuesday, March 17th, 2009Some of the seeds I’ve been growing this month, determined to get a head start this year, and get a crop of tomatoes, (weather permitting). I’ve placed tomatoe and chilli seeds in heated propagators to get the seeds germinating quicker and to give me a head start.
Heated Propagators
Once, they’ve germinated I’ve removed the seedlings into un-heated propagators (these are B&Q heated propagators, but not plugged in!).
Un-heated Propagators
Propagators with the covers off.
Click image for a close-up of seedlings
Springtime approaches
Tuesday, March 17th, 2009I’ve been meaning to get a photo of these flowers for the last couple of years, we never planted them, and they only appeared when we removed a circle of grass around two trees in the garden, this is the blue/purple variety, the other variety we have is a yellow one. So they must have been dormant for many years!
I believe them to be a cultivars of Anemone nemorosa
Anemone nemorosa
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Tuesday, March 17th, 2009No the blog hasn’t broken…
Tuesday, March 17th, 2009It’s been nine months since my last post. I hope you all had a Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year 2009, we were away in India. We went to the North and the South of India.
Here are the photos https://andysworld.org.uk/album/India/
The tomatoes were a disaster last year!
New Long Term Breeding Project
Thursday, July 17th, 2008Apologies for not posting for a while, life just gets in the way. But with the arrival of some new fish, starts a New Long Term Breeding Project.
I saw mature large “breeding pairs” of these fish three years ago at a local auction in West Yorkshire, they were advertised as a breeding pair, definately males and females but I suspect the owner, had no success in breeding them and hence they were up for auction. To this very day, I regret not keeping my hand up for longer, they sold for little money! and it’s taken me that long to obtain some young fish so I can grow on, and hopefully ontain some breeding pairs.
Let me introduce you to the Electric Blue Jack Dempseys
Alot has been documented and written about these fish, click the link above to search for it.
Two sites Practical Fiskeeping Article Blue Jack Dempsey identity revealed and www.bluejax.co.uk have some excellent information, rather than me retype it here.
But first things first, they need to grow……and then I can select males and femles.
Electric Blue Jack Dempseys
Electric Blue Jack Dempseys
Angus Says Hello!
Monday, June 30th, 2008
Whilst out in the garden today, Angus Says Hello!
Andy’s Day Off!
Monday, June 30th, 2008YEDL our electrical supplier were fiddling with the electrical supply again today! So I stayed at home to “baby-sit” the fish house, whilst it was on generator power from 8am this morning, supply was back on at 2.30pm.
So I decided to cut our massive hedge, we have a number of hedges that surround the front garden, there are two hedges that border the driveway, a typical hedge-row of blackthorn, hawthorn, bramble etc and a privet hedge, if only I knew someone with stick-insects they would have food for a year! Total length of hedge which needs cutting is approx 300ft, and the driveway has been rapidly disappearing, with the warm/wet weather. Another typical hedge-row of blackthorn, hawthorn, bramble etc surrounds the front garden, this has grown over 10ft in height!
My brother an RHS Qualified Garden Landscaper at Groundscaper recommended I purchase a Stihl HS45 Petrol Edger (West Country slang for Hedge Trimmer!).
Although expensive, it cuts through my hedges like a knife through butter. You have to be a bit careful with the privet hedge, because before you know, you’ve cut two foot off without noticing! Although it weighs approx 4.9kg with fuel, it’s Anti-vibration system and ergonomics make it easier to cut with for long periods of time.
A view down the drive from house, before privet-hedge was cut
A view up the drive towards house, before privet-hedge was cut. The hedgerow on the rights has already been cut.
A view up the drive towards house, before privet-hedge was cut.
Close-up of privet-hedge before it was cut
Privet-hedge after the hedge was cut taken from the house looking down the drive. Another tip from my brother an RHS Qualified Garden Landscaper at Groundscaper, before cutting, lay a tarpuline under the hedge to collect, hedge trimmings, move along the hedge as you cut, quick and easy to clear-up afterwards!
Privet-hedge after the hedge was cut taken from the house lookign down the drive. In the distance is the green reycycle bin to take to the tip, with hedge cuttings. It’s not difficult cutting hedges, it’s all the clippings you need to tidy up afterwards.
Privet-hedge after the hedge was cut taken from the house looking down the drive.
Privet-hedge after the hedge was cut taken towards the house looking down the drive.
Close-up of the privet-hedge after cutting.
Andy’s Hot Air Balloon Adventure Video
Sunday, June 29th, 2008It was a very early morning start on June 15th 2008, we were up at 4.50am, to meet the Balloon recovery crew at Naburn Locks, Naburn at 6.00am. The morning was warm/cool and very calm, no wind. I helped inflate the envelope (the bit above the basket!) for 10 minutes before, the burners were switched on to inflate the envelope fully. We took off at approx 7.00am, and the balloon flight lasted about 1hr 15mins, and we reached a maximjum altidude of appropx 1000ft.
Anyway, watch the video highlights and have a look at the photographs. I’ve had to split the video into two parts, because YouTube, only now allows 10 minute videos.
Andy’s Hot Air Balloon Adventure Video Part 1
Part I includes setting up and balloon and inflating the envelope.
Andy’s Hot Air Balloon Adventure Video Part 2
Part 2 includes some views during flight and coming into land, although cameras and video had to be stowed before landing.
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