Monthly Archives: September 2010

Two wheelie bins come to our door

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New Wheelie Bins
It was all change, when we got home today. Two wheelie bins stood outside our door.
New Wheelie Bins
Our garden is not very big, and space is at a premium, but we took them in.
New Wheelie Bins
The leaflet said we could put our old – non-wheelie bin – out to be recycled so that will save some space.  But we do now have three wheelie bins. The two new ones are green (recycling) and grey (other). The older one is brown and seems less useful now. We used to use it for cardboard and garden cuttings, but now cardboard must be put in the green one the brown one will not get a  lot of use, and be rarely put out.  So I’m not sure it can justify itself anymore.

Nature’s Harvest

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Harvest Festival Time
I see there is a Harvest Thanksgiving service at St Nics today. Such thanksgivings are worldwide and very ancient. I expect they will be decorating the church building with baskets of fruit and food and then sharing it with those who might need it more.  But not all of the harvest has been gathered in…
Harvest Festival Time
These apples, and about half as many again – still on the tree, are to be found by the BMX Track in South Town Parks – part of nature’s harvest that has not been picked but could well be pecked.
Harvest Festival Time
These elderberries were there a couple of weeks ago beside the River Ock – possibly already being brewed into wine or flavouring pies. But I’m sure enough escape to be dispersed by birds.
Harvest Festival Time
Nearby, Guelder Rose Berries, also known as drupes, stay on the tree longer – until the beginning of winter – when they provide birds with food.
Harvest Festival Time
The seeds of the cow parsley have no clever dispersal mechanism (via bird pooh) and usually fall and grow within a couple of feet of the parent plant. Lazy, but effective.

Where West is East

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West Waddy ADP
Our house has one claim to fame that I know of… It has the same house number as West Waddy ADP – the architects. We often get smartly dressed visitors knocking at the door asking for West Waddy.

West Waddy ADP are in East St Helen Street and we are West St Helen Street. So it is an easy mistake to make. West Waddy are the last house before the river next to the slipway – shown in the picture.

West Waddy have been celebrating, this year, 125 years since their predecessor John George Timothy West began practising in the Knowl off Stert Street. That makes them one of the oldest architectural practises in the country.