Tag: the natural world

Intermission 26c

Well it’s a short break after my medieval may frenzy followed by forgotten hero’s challenge. While forgotten heroes was great, medieval may left me with a huge pile of primed figures and only the odd bit of paint on some. hey ho.

I am aiming to join in the season of scenery challenge run by Dave Stone. As it runs from July to September I am hoping for some success.

In the meantime time I have been sideswiped a few days ago by Later Romans. That’s a longtime project from lockdown years purchases and even before that in terms of ideas……

Who will win out in July remains to be seen.

Usual splendid muted colours – greys and oranges

A relative found this Belgian museum V1/V2 launch site targeting London

While I found these again – always cheers up that visit

Colour range is fantastic as are the shapes

Tags cloudscapes, History, sunset, the natural world, wargaming

natural world

Intermission 25h

A mix of sunrises and sunsets

Tags clouds, cloudscapes, intermission, nature, the natural world, winter

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Intermission 25g

Autumn proved to be a busy time for sunsets and cloudscapes

Rich oranges but then again the pale pinky grey cloudscapes are also interesting

Tags clouds, cloudscapes, nature, sunset, the natural world

natural world

Intermission 25e

Well it’s another warmer than usual and sunnier summer which means less time wargaming.

Pond-life proves interesting – we inherited the garden newts and an almost buried pond. The one goldfish in it was actually brown so we did not find it till we tidied the pond up.

He is long departed for fish heaven. In the meantime the newts rule which also means the frogs get a raw deal as newts voraciously eat frog spawn apparently.

That’s pond life – eat or be eaten.

Egg laying newt

So newts should have laid their eggs by June yet this one was spotted cuddling some floating leaves – looking like egg laying. Who knows. They are fun to watch.

Not so much fun is tidying up the outdoor track although watching the train go by is!

Garden railway

Not much rain or cooler weather in the forecast so wargaming might go a bit thin for a while ……

Tags garden railways, nature, the natural world

natural world

Intermission 25d

The other night a cloudy sunset caught my eye simply because I had not seen one in a while.

Spring has been delightfully dry, sunny with low humidity. It has meant the watering can has been doing overtime at a point when seedlings and young growth can die in days if not watered.

Nature has offered some interest.