The first (small) crop of spuds, these were delicious simply boiled with a dash of mint.
The cooking apple crop from the fallen tree also gave up a bumper crop...pies, pies and more pies!
The wildlife pond has settled in great. A bit of turf kindly given to me improved the steeper slope. Pond weed has establised itself well...though I can see myself having to periodically remove excess weed. There's plenty of waterboat men and diving beetles which naturally appeared. Rocks are set in place to provide shelter for overwintering newts and frogs/toads. The observation bench just to the left of the picture is a great spot to sit and contemplate things after a hard days weeding and digging. The other day I watched a dragonfly from a neighbouring wetland area arrive to lay eggs underneth the rocks.
