August – The Brambles

Journal All Change – The Brambles Journal

4th September 2016 Natasha 6Comment

All Change Hi :) It’s all change this week as it has felt partly like summer and partly like autumn. Depending on what calendar is used autumn has started, or hasn’t quite yet started! The meteorological calendar has autumn beginning at the start of September and the astronomical calendar on the 22nd September. I’ve started to notice a change already. While I was gardening last weekend the leaves of the silver birch were sporadically falling. This fall has continued and the leaves are more noticeably starting to change colour. The mornings have also started to have a slight chill to them, even on…

Journal Bank Holiday Monday Special! – The Brambles Journal

2nd September 2016 Natasha

Hello :) This journal page was created as an example for a new scrapbooking challenge I’m running at DaisyTrail. The challenge is Our Natural World and this months topic is “Scrap Your Garden and/or Local Area. I hope this makes you smile as much as it did me, even though it’s my cabbages they are eating! To view this journal page larger, click on the image to open in Flickr. The challenge only started yesterday but already there are lots of super layouts. Check them out here: Our Natural World 1 Challenge Have a wonderful weekend, Natasha :)

Journal As August Ends – The Brambles Journal

28th August 2016 Natasha 5Comment

As August Ends Hello :) As August comes to an end the garden still has pockets of colour, lots of bees, and a Mr Blackbird who is looking a “little worse for wear”! I finally managed to get some photos of a male blackbird whose been visiting the garden this week. It’s been really quiet for the adults but this ones been in collecting food. I took the photos through a double glazed door, which I was stood some distance from. I wasn’t able to get closer as it agitated the blackbird, so I stayed back. It was also quite a dull…

Journal It’s all about the bees! – The Brambles Journal

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…

Journal Insects, Flowers and Sunshine – The Brambles Journal

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…

Journal It’s Back! – The Brambles Journal

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…