Wheatears and Whinchats, Donna Nook, Lincs

 

A walk down the bushes at Donna Nook after the walk round Covenham (getting our steps in today!) gave us 3 wheatears, 8 whinchats, a redstart and a seconds glimpse of a pied flycatcher. Another brilliant day on the Lincs coast. Afraid returning there 2 days later gave us absolutely nowt !!

Red Knot, Covenham Reservoir, Lincs

 

A walk around Covenham Reservoir for the Little Stint but this knot was begging for it's picture taken !

The last dregs of the summer garden

 

A bumper, bumper crop of tomatoes this year, stones and stones of them, 2 freezers full of veg that will be delicious in pasta and curry sauces throughout the winter months.

Still harvesting spuds, they are delicious for lunch, boiled with garden mint served with butter and salt !

Our fuchsias have not done too well this summer, we think it was far too hot for them but they are all now starting to flower now the temperatures have dropped slightly. A stunning display infront of the shed !

Pixi in her usual spot in the greenhouse. The front shelves are now empty so she has moved in, snoozing tucked behind her cat nip !

A cracking crop of peppers this year. The greenhouse ones are spectacular but very proud of these grown outside in northern Britain, who would have ever thought that was possible.

The last remnants of the lunar eclipse

One days bean pickings, there will be more tomorrow !

On Freedom's Wings, Norton Disney, Lincs

A life size sculpture of the famous Lancaster Bomber has been erected near Norton Disney, Lincolnshire. It has been funded by the Bomber County Gateway Trust and has been erected to honour the World War II RAF crews. It will be seen by thousands of motorists from the A46 as it sits proudly on a nearby hillside. 

The wings are 47feet in length, 19 feet wide and are 15feet in height. The sculpture has been eight years in production and last weekend it was finally transported through Lincolnshire to be erected at Norton Disney. 

It is tilted to give the impression that the Lancaster is in flight, heading home to RAF Swinderby, a former station just 2 miles away.

These photos were taken on Monday and the sculpture was still under construction, but nearly finished. It really is something to be proud of and a big thank you goes out to all involved from the landowner, the original idea and design, the fundraising and the construction. It is fantastic ! Looking forward to our second visit already.

and a few short videos showing the ongoing work today.

Home-made Autumn Fruity Chutney

 

We have had an absolute glut of vegetables in the garden this year, a bumper year. With two freezers now full we decided to make chutney. Ten jars of absolute scrummy chutney, it's delicious. And with most of the ingredients from the garden, super fresh and tasty !

A few birds

Kestrel

Red Kites

Raven

Stonechat

and a very distant whinchat