Sempervivum

Many years ago I had one small clump of Sempervivum growing in a pot.
Over the years it has appeared all over the place.
Presumably self sown seeds. Much of it is growing in the gravelled front garden.
It relieves the bareness of gravel.
Obviously it doesn't need much in the way of soil.
There is a membrane under the gravel.



Macro



A close crop of the above photo

Colour in Nature - Red

Looking round the garden and down the lane for things to photograph while I get used to the new camera I thought I would see what there was about for various colours. Today my choice is red.

To start with I found this Sempervivum which grows with several other small plants in a bowl.



Just outside next door's front wall was this lovely Primula.



Looking round my front garden I spotted the first Ladybird of the year warming itself in the sunshine on the Juniperus squamata Holger.



On the bird table was my local Robin. S/he is either very short sighted or I can imagine it thinking "What's the recipe today, Jim" - with apologies to Jimmy Young.



About the same time there was a Chaffinch playing Peek-a-Boo in a tree.



And finally there were more buds appearing on the Japonica.



This picture was taken a few years ago but it really does belong with red in Nature so here is a Sunset taken from my front door in 2006 with a FujiFilm Finepix S5000 which I used for several years.



Blue Tit Nestbox update

It looks as though the Blue Tit is visiting the nestbox every day. It has been seen every morning making a brief visit and seems to be tidying up in there. Yesterday it also visited in the afternoon. There are a pair of Blue Tits which spend a lot of time at the bottom of the garden in and out of the trees and bushes near the nestbox so I have high hopes for some nest building to start, maybe nearer the middle of the month.