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| The Garden Waking up to the cries of the Seagulls very close at hand. But where? Not a seagull in site. Where else but perched on the roof above me. Only a couple of miles from the sea they are to be expected but never as many as this year and they are usually mute, but this year shrieking and calling; could it be that we have invaders of another species? |
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| The colour is returning to the garden and each day sees new blossom. Now, at the middle of the month, the mass of primroses are beginning disapear to be replaced by Montana Clematus and Whisteria. It is a great joy to me to see those Whisteria flowers forming for the first time for many years since I planted it. It has grown to roof height over the front of the house without previously bearing any flowers! Daffodils are fading in the pots on the balcony but the replacement Begonias are forming in large containers outside the greenhouse. Overnight frost has caused me some concern and after going to bed I became anxious, put on my dressing gown and went out to cover the pots with bubble wrap. This mornings site of white lawns proved the worth of my efforts. On the other hand the begonias which had only recently been put out survived without protection. April in England is a time of change from Winter to Summer. Constant change, from week to week, day to day and even hour by hour. Now (In the middle of the Month) in just one day we have had rain and snow with very low temperatures followed by brilliant sun. During the same afternoon we walked along the Marina wall in warm sunshine! Setting out enjoy a film at the Multiplex Cinema at the Brighton Marina, by the time we arrived the skies had cleared and we could not resist a walk in the sunshine. Brighton Marina The Marina is a place we visit frequently for its Cinema and its shops. Car parking is free and there is plenty of it. When first built on what was an open shoreline (It is not a natural harbour) it consisted of an arch of hollow round casons (constructed on site) sunk into the sea to form an outer and in harbour with a lock between the two. Permission was refused by the Council to construct any residential buildings or hotels. This became econically unsound and since then more and more residential homes have been built. So much so that our walk became a discovery of sites not seen before. Whilst to our right we saw mass of boats of every description from dingys to large yachts, on our left were blocks of five storey apartments, some of which were still under construction. Our walk ended by crossing the lock and at the boatyard where boats were under repair. Main Page | ||||