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lørdag den 14. september 2019

Eftersommerglæder - Late Summer in the Garden

     Uglemor synes, at vi burde indføre flere årstider. Det er jo ikke rigtig efterår endnu. Lad os indføre forsommer og eftersommer, sådan at der hedder:
  1. Vinter: Det er klodt, mørkt og måske sne. 
  2. Forår: det er stadig koldt men der er vintergækker og andre forårstegn. 
  3. Forsommer: Nu kan man komme i jorden, vi kan så, men ikke sidde ude om aftenen endnu. 
  4. Sommer: Man kan gå i vandet og sidde ude længe, der er jordbær og hindbær i haven. Der skal luges og vandes. Varmt og ferie. 
  5. Eftersommer: Høsttid. Korn, bær, nødder og frugter modner. Himmelen er stadig høj og blå. Det er rart at være ude stadigvæk.
  6. Efterår: Nu falder bladene af træerne, det stormer, regner og bliver koldt. Vi finder overtøjet frem igen.
     I dag skinnede solen, og selv om vi havde gæster, blev der både tid til en tur efter nødder - hvor er der bare mange i år - og en sen eftermiddags-havevandring.

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 This time of year MotherOwl always thinks that it is not Fall yet. We need more seasons. In Danish we have some old names, like English has Fall and Autumn.
 I suggest six seasons:
  1. Winter - this one is obvious, cold, dark, sometimes it snows. 
  2. Spring - It gets a bit warmer, spring flowers peep through, birds are returning, but it is still cold outside, it even snows sometimes. 
  3. Early Summer - You begin to sow and plant, but it's still not warm enough to stay outdoors in the evening or for a swin in the sea. 
  4. Summer - Now it's nice outside. It's a time for leisure and fun, we can stay outside all the time if we like. 
  5. Autumn - harvest time, grains, berries, nuts and fruits ripen, It is still nice outside. 
  6. Fall - the leaves are falling from the trees, it is windy and colder. You need to put on more clothes to go out. 
Today the Sun shone, it was really nice outside. I went foraging for hazelnuts, and late in the afternoon, after the guests had left,  it was time for a walk in the garden.

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Dansk ingefær, smuk og giftig --  Arum in Danish called "Danish ginger" as poisonous as it is pretty.

Jordbærrene blomstrer igen, de når nok ikke at give bær, men det er kønt. 
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Strawberries flowering. A pretty sight, but the berries won't make it before the frost.



Vi har fået en ny halmballe at skyde efter. -- A new bale of straw for target practice.

Rabarberne er snart store nok til flere kager (ja de trænger til at blive luget) 
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The rhubarbs are soon ready to be made into muffins once again (maybe a weeding would be nice)

Skællet stilkporesvamp, spiselig, med kedelig, så vi nøjes med at nyde den med øjnene 
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Dryad's saddle - edible but bland. It's a pleasure to look at though.

Solsikke -- Sunflower

Vores nye stakit er ikke færdigt endnu, men det skyder allerede -- Our new fence. Not finished, but already sprouting.

Røde tallerkensmækkere og vores nye ukrudt, Almindelig hanekro. Sidste år var der en enkelt plante, i år er de alle vejne, og de kradser  
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Red Tropaeolum and Common hemp-nettle, our new weed. Last year we had one, this year they're everywhere, and they're scratchy to the touch.

Flere tallerkensmækkere, nu gule, og morgenfruer -- More Tropaeolum, now yellow, and marigolds.

Dagens høst af tomater og en anden frugt -- The tomato harvest - can you spot the odd one out?

Vores troldhassel har også nødder i år. De er pænt store og smager godt 
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 Our corkscrew hazel carries nuts this year, they are fairly big and tasty.

Kan man se dyrene her? Vi har et hvepsebo inde under tagrenden. Det er vi ikke så glade for 
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 Can you spot the animals here? We have a wasps' nest inside the house. We're not happy about this.

3 kommentarer:

  1. LOVING your garden, some familiar charmers and some like the gorgeous ginger I had not seen.
    We are in Spring here, but some days we can pack at least three seasons into a morning.

    SvarSlet
  2. You are right, we need different words for more seasons, or for fewer, if you live where there aren't so many. Our joke is we only have two seasons, wet and hurricane.

    Your garden is beautiful, even if there are some weeds you don't want.

    SvarSlet
  3. A wasp nest is bad enough when it's outside, but inside . . . not good at all. I hope you can find a way to solve that problem.

    What kind of target practice do you do with the bale of straw?

    Lovely meander through your garden; so many plants I didn't know.

    SvarSlet

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