Last week we returned to Herefordshire just for two nights mainly to water the plants! It was unbearably hot there although thankfully cooler at night. We arrived Tuesday lunchtime.
Herefordshire Oak
The Octopus Tree
Constable Trees
Luckily plants in pots, gardens and borders had survived apart from a few recently planted perennial cranesbill geraniums which looked the worst for wear!
Potted Rose
D's dwarf sunflowers about to flower
The dwarf tomato plant grown from seed and brought here last visit has baby tomatoes and the chilli pepper bought from B and Q in Leominster has flowers :)
Cooking apples have formed and are growing rapidly.
Original hollyhocks
B thinks they are two plants not one as we originally thought!
This is the self seeded plant which looks a hybrid of the two - a white outer part of the flower and red centre. My photos sadly are not that good and the colours of the three plants don't come out too well.
Red Hot Poker doing well
At tea time we went for a walk to the Hen House to buy eggs.
Record shot of a male chaffinch in the bird bath taken through the kitchen window.
On Wednesday B suggested we go into Hereford. We have only been once since we had the caravan and D and I visited the Cathedral years ago just to see the Mappa Mundi. I really don't know why we don't visit more as it is only just over 30 minutes away and there is a lot of museums and churches there plus the Cathedral and River Wye to walk along.
It was very hot and humid though but I consoled myself with the thought of visiting a cathedral which may be cooler inside.
The sat nav was playing up so I couldn't put in the post code of the open air car parks and B ended up parking in a rather grotty multi storey car park on the outskirts of the city centre which meant a longer walk than I had hoped for.
From the car park you could see Hereford Football Club's ground. My grandfather was born and brought up in Hereford and he supported Hereford FC all his life even though once he had moved to Birmingham he also supported Aston Villa.
Photos from our walk to and from the Cathedral.
Ooh look - Rossiters my favourite bookshop and a cheese shop! D was annoyed when we got home that we hadn't bought any cheese and I didn't dare go in Rossiters as I spent a small fortune in the Cathedral shop!
Shop selling the delicious Peter Cooks Bread which D and I love but B is not so keen - I think he would rather have a hovis loaf :(
Edited photo of Hereford Cathedral (photo was taken into the sun and came out very under exposed).
We will visit the Cathedral in the next two posts - be warned there are a lot of photos. I had a wonderful 3 hours inside :)
Good to see the Mortimers from Wigmore surname survives :)
At some stage I need to buy some sempervirens to put in a pot at the caravan.
Decorated pub wall.
"A Herefordshire Man" -Allan Leonard Lewis VC.
As mentioned earlier I will do a couple of posts on the Cathedral next. The next day (Thursday) was unbearably hot again and as the M42 was closed in the morning we delayed departure until the evening. I spent the day sitting outside in the shade reading and watching the birds, bees, hoverflies and butterflies. It was just too hot to consider driving anywhere!
All photos taken by me with the Panasonic Lumix FZ330 bridge camera. (I don't particularly rate my photos but if anyone wishes to use one of mine or my son's I would be grateful for an email first - thanks).
I have been thinking about you and this horrible heat we're having. It's bad enough down here on the coast, but it must be absolutely stifling where you are. I think you have been very lucky not to lose any plants while you are away from OFFA. It has been so hot here that my pots are drying out overnight and need watering most mornings, or late evening, whichever is coolest to be in the garden!
ReplyDeleteI do so love a good loaf of bread, and although I cannot get there, Crwst has opened up a branch in nearby Haverfordwest.
I take it that Master Timothy is in summer hibearnation?
Thanks so much Debbie. The heat at home has been unbearable - too hot at OFFA too usually Herefordshire far less humid but not at the moment!!!
DeleteI think those upside wine bottles filled with water keep pots in plants alive just!!!
David and I love decent bread too - can get it plenty of places in Herefordshire but not so easy at home.
Poor Timothy he is suffering although not quite in hibearnation - love your word for that. I did take photo of him in cathedral but against the light and he was just a silhouette. Must get back into habit of taking more photos of him minus Spotty Dotty Man!!!
Absolutely beautiful photos! I love the cow mural! Thank you so much for sharing the beauty in your area.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much Linda and I am glad you enjoyed the post.
DeleteLovely photos of both your caravan garden flowers and of Hereford. I remember walking up the street with the bunting in your photo, we got chatting to a couple who had come over from Presteigne for a hospital visit. I thought of you yesterday when we went up to the city centre to do some banking and walked past the flower market, they had loads of sea holly plants for sale. It's good to have a day just sitting and reading and enjoying nature. Look forward to more about the cathedral which I loved when we visited:)
ReplyDeleteThanks so much Rosie. I can't tell you how good it was to finally have a good look round that cathedral!! Be warned there are a lot of photos which I decided to spread over two posts!! Ooh re the sea holly. Wish I lived closer to you! I've looked for sea holly in a couple of nurseries and couldn't find it only echinops which I already have at home.
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