Garden performance

I'm just glad that F didn't have a camera to hand!
On Sunday afternoon there was a break in the dismal weather so I decided I would rake over the last part of the veg patch and sow the green manure seeds, Lupinus Angustifolius according to the back of the packet.  Because the ground was so wet I decided to wear my wellingtons.  I raked the ground smooth and marked out the rows, making a hole to plant each seed - very methodical.  All was going well and I had nearly finished the job when I went to the narrow path between the veg patch and the raised beds to reach the last few planting holes. I put one foot on some bricks at the edge of the patch and the bricks moved.  I overbalanced  and ended up sitting on the rhubarb - as my arms flew out to try and keep my balance I dismantled the edge of the netting frame that is around the strawberries to keep them safe from the birds and most spectacularly, the packet of seeds emptied itself, seeds flying off in all directions.
Frank was sitting at the other end of the garden and he came to the rescue - I wasn't hurt at all - but we ended up picking the rhubarb that had been broken by my fall and rearranging the netting frame and most time-consuming of all picking up as many of the seeds as we could find.
I am expecting green manure to spring up all over that part of the garden!

Rain, rain, go away

This week has had such a mix of weather. 
On Tuesday it was a summer's day and daughter and I spent a couple of hours walking round a nearby nature reserve.  Because it's still term-time it was very quiet and we sat and ate ice cream while watching a family of mallards - no noise to scare them away. We had to walk past a couple of swans who had decided to stand in the middle of a path.  Adult mute swans are large, especially noticeable when you are a couple of steps away from them, but B said we were safe as they did not have cygnets  to protect. Later on we watched a heron catching his dinner - he was very wary of us and kept his distance.
On Wednesday it was summer again and in the evening I was able to garden.  I managed to finish digging the veg patch so was looking forward to sowing the last seeds for this year, but today the rain has returned with a vengeance. 
The water butts are overflowing, the strawberries are still green and the next dry day is about a week away.
I'll just have to take up housework!!

Long time no post -and the weather

Well it's been six months almost since I put anything on the blog - life's been busy but now I have completed my course work and the exam for my latest OU course I really have no reason not to put something together for the blog.
The UK summer is dismal so far - torrential rain and much cooler than normal temperatures  - it suits the weeds in the garden but means that the veg patch is more neglected than it should be.  One success - I picked the first ripe strawberry today - F and I will feast on it tonight.  There are lots of green strawberries waiting to ripen but they need a good spell of sunshine before they are ready to be harvested.  I might have to search out some recipes for unripe strawberries if the weather doesn't improve soon. Are there such recipes?
It certainly wasn't very kind for the Queen's Jubilee Celebrations but it didn't stop the crowds turning out to cheer.  Hopefully the weather will be better before the Olympics and that we shall enjoy an Indian Summer in October.