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Flowers on the raspberry bush.10:16:28
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Although also ants...10:18:37
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Aphids on the rose bush.10:46:39
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Taken by accident presumably?
10:50:35
More ants.10:50:45
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13:06:15
A bit like a forget me not?13:06:20
Not sure what this is.13:13:14
First sign of apples!13:14:55
Inflorescences on the grape vines.
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Flowers on the blueberry bush.13:24:57
A fly.13:57:24
Erika doing some nature photography with the tripod.
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14:01:07
The garden tap, of which I am inexplicably fond.14:12:36
Bluebells.14:13:23
Bay leaf.
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Erika's pink watering can.14:14:39
Gnomezilla.14:17:43
Self timer shot of the three of us.14:31:25
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A bee on the bluebells.14:31:37
16:47:46
The "bonus" bottle I had ordered along with the two still Pinot Noirs for Welsh Wine Night yesterday - I thought this would make a good barbecue wine.16:59:57
It was summery and lovely.
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Kept in the shade under a cloth to avoid the peril of light strike!17:49:14
Lit the barbecue.
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Burgers and a leek.18:11:58
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Halloumi and peppers.
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We had eaten by this point but wanted to do something with the residual heat, so put some potatoes on to bake, an onion and a kettle pot to boil.19:08:40
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I thought the kettle might do better placed directly on the coals.
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Erika eventually opted to go inside and watch some telly, but Chie and I were keen to stay outside and continue to play with the barbecue.19:55:21
Baked potatoes. These worked pretty well.20:11:12
Eventually I got out my Biolite stove and transferred some of the remaining charcoals into it.20:12:29
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Interestingly this produced a decent heat for boiling the kettle, but charcoals don't produce flame, so it didn't really generate any electricity presumably because the heat probe is a bit too high up.20:42:26
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Still it was very nice to sit there with the warm glowing coals.21:33:33
Still glowing nearly four hours after lighting the barbecue!
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Er?21:42:33
Some attempts at astrophotography. These are always going to be challenging with all the light pollution in London but I don't think this is entirely awful. I like that purple-ish woosh, whatever that is.21:48:35
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A streetlight adding some interest here.
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Astrophotography with the vines in the foreground.