A bit of sunshine, but still wet wet wet... I managed to find a couple of rain-free slots to work in the garden, and filled in the green recycling bin. My hyacinths are not exactly a winning variety, quite straggly, with pieces chomped off by some mini bastards pests. Mum showed me the hyacinths she grows in pots at home, and hers look so much prettier.
On Monday morning, when Eddie left for school, and Sash was still asleep, I watched the finale episode of Call the Midwife. It was quite an emotional ending (won't be giving spoilers, in case you haven't watched it yet).
It feels strange that there won't be new seasons with the same cast (I know that there is a prequel coming, which could be potentially interesting). I have watched this series for years. The first few seasons, based on the actual books, are better than the later ones. I guess Dr Turner is like a Marmite (not a fan myself), and I prefer episodes where he doesn't feature as heavily.
Love this magnolia over the Windrush, it is so beautiful. The water has gone down, and hopefully soon it will be dry enough to walk through the fields.
After finishing the Japanese horror stories, I went back to Dick Francis. Reflex, as all books by the author, is pretty much horse world-related. The main protagonist, Philip Nore, is a jockey, with a career coming to the natural end on the horizon. He also enjoys photography, and is pretty good at it.
When a famous racing photograher dies, Philip discovers a set of files that has a dynamite potential for the racing world. He starts to deciper the photo puzzles and uncovers corruption on a grand scale.
Surely, this is not great literature, yet very readable and entertaining. I'm enjoying my Dick Francis' streak (fourth so far, and I have a couple more of his books to read).
I wanted to find an old blog post on my phone, and did a quick search for Chez Maximka, then saw what an AI wrote about my blog and laughed.
A small dog called Otis? Honestly?! We've never had a dog. Now I wonder whether we should get a dog and call him Otis so as not contradict the AI.
Inspired by the Japanese folk legends, I painted an illustration of a lady ghost floating among the falling snow. Mixed media: ink and watercolour on Moleskine paper.
It was a stormy night, and on Friday, while waving Eddie good bye, I realised the Virginia creeper on the front wall of the house, has fallen down. It was time to clear the debris anyway, so I worked for an hour outside, cutting away the old branches and sweeping the ground. Now it looks tidy. I did it just in time, as later it started raining quite heavily.
At some point, hanging the washing on the drying rack in the attic, I saw the rainbow. By the time I ran down and grabbed my phone, it has paled.
Such lovely photos and I love your painting too. I'm curious now as to what google AI will say about my blog. I've never had a dog either.
ReplyDeleteThose flowers are so pretty. The garden pests do annoy me, I always have chunks bitten out of my flowers and plants.
ReplyDeleteI still have Call the Midwife to catch up with, you have just reminded me about it. I am not a fan of Dr Tuner either.
hehehe! That did make me chuckle about Otis the dog.
I have just spotted about 6 ladybirds on a little tree in my garden. I didn't expect to see them until later in the year.
The lady birds look cute. My hyacinths look a bit straggly at the moment, I wonder if it's to do with the poor nutrients in the soil with all the rain. I've never seen call the midwife, not a fan of Miranda, she put me off watching it. Love seeing the magnolia, some of it has been hit hard by frosts coming back which is a shame
ReplyDeleteThat's so funny about Otis. Our flowers are a bit windswept at the moment with all the wind the last few days. I've still got the whole final series of Call the Midwife to watch. I will prep with tissues besides me
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