21st August 2016 Natasha 6Comment

Hi :) This week it’s all about the bees. I had quite a successful week taking photos of them and I even tried to capture some video. However, it looks like my video technique needs a lot of work! I’m thinking it might be better to try something that doesn’t move so fast first!!! In this weeks photos you’ll notice one of my English lavenders taking centre stage along with the bees. This lavender has grown huge this year even though I cut it back quite hard last autumn. The white lavender has also grown well and both look amazing, especially when…

14th August 2016 Natasha 6Comment

Hi, I hope you’re having the same lovely weather as I’ve been having over the last few days. It’s great to be able to get out in the garden and take a few photos as well as just take the time to stand and enjoy all the insects, flowers and sunshine! I love listening to the bees buzzing too :) I’ve managed to get photos of a number of butterflies and bees this week, and it always makes my day when I take a photo that turns out well. As all the insects are so busy getting on with their “day jobs”, they…

7th August 2016 Natasha 6Comment

Hello :) August is here and the perfect time to restart The Brambles Journal. There is lots going on in the garden at the moment so I’m trying a daily instead of weekly way of displaying “the happenings”. I’m using an A5 book style Instead of an 8×8 inch page for now. Let me know what you think! To view my journal pages larger, click on the images to open in Flickr.         To catch up with any previous journals, head over to my original blog: HERE This weeks pages were created with my own photos. The wonderful graphics…

31st July 2016 Natasha 4Comment

Welcome to “The Brambles” new home. It’s with some sadness I leave behind my original blogspot blog, but it was time for a change. However, if you’d like to catch up with any of my older posts the blog will remain available. Head over to: the-brambles-tale.blogspot.co.uk. The Brambles – a tale of a garden has always been close to my heart. I love sharing my garden with you and I also love to hear about what is happening in your garden and/or local area. So please continue to share :) I am “expanding” my blog a little to also cover my…