Siesta Time

The only colourful spot

in this rain-swept garden centre.

 

After a few weeks of dreary, wet weather

these two must be desperate for a glimpse of the sun.

Winter Sports

The slopes were busy yesterday at this local Garden Centre.

Too early for Atumn colour, surely?

 

But just like the fashion shops, Garden Centres are always a season ahead.

Dreaming Spires

Busy doing nothing,

Working the whole day through

Trying to find lots of things not to do

Busy going nowhere

Isn't it just a crime

I'd like to be unhappy

But I never do have the time.

BUSY DOING NOTHING From the film "A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur's Court" (1949 )(Jimmy Van Heusen / Johnny Burke)

A new Terracotta Army.

The Monarch of the Glen

I came across this three metre high  beast for sale in a local garden centre.

Every small, suburban garden should have one.

Swan Lake

This beautiful swan was part of a family group that lived on small lake in a Garden Centre,

 in  North Cornwall, near the attractive riverside town of Wadebridge,

Sadly they were moved away some time ago. They are sadly missed.

Seasonal garden ornaments.

Some long range weather forecasts for our area suggest that these new additions 

will feel very much more at home than the more usual residents.

Whoever set up this garden ornament display ......

.... clearly didn't understand the true relationship between chickens, lambs and foxes.

The mind is everything.

What we think we become.

                                                         Buddha

                                       

              Shopping on a rainy day at my local garden centre.

Waiting for the Ark.

The rain just goes on and on.

Animals seem to have a sixth sense.

Many are gathering on high ground waiting for Noah's arrival.

Oleracea Capitata

Tis the season for ornamental cabbage.

Love the look. 

Pity about the smell.

Look out behind you!

Just when you thought it was safe to go down to the woods again.

Animal Farm

On Thursday we went to the Garden Centre to look for some new plants for the patio but I got side tracked by this new line of garden statues that are are stocking this year.

They are just short of life size, don't need feeding, exercising or mucking out, they don't make any noise when you are trying to sleep, and of course will never cost you veterinary fees. A townie's dream pet.