Disturbance in the Road and Tranquillity in the Park

We were disturbed by flashing blue lights outside our window last evening. It seemed a car chase terminated outside our house.

Just a brief picture from my i-pad showing a little part. It felt a little like being on a movie set.

There were 3 police cars and a very large police van (out of the picture) and at least 12 policeman to whom the suspects were handcuffed to some of them.

It was fascinating watching a sniffer dog getting so excited when it found what it was looking for.

Contrast to tranquillity in our local park.

The scene is of lights over East London at dusk which look like they are on the horizon here. Not so, we are on a hill. 

Now to some sunset scenes where I love the variety on different days.

Contrasting with the pale sun of a winter afternoon lighting up the newly pruned Dogwoods.

I have at last found a way to deal with my photographs and files in Windows 10. It may not be the best way, I don't know, but it works.

Using photos from my phone, i-pad and camera took some thought as well. The easiest thing seems to be to let the software do what it wants and then copy and paste to where I want them. More time consuming but, hey! it was worth it.

My Garden in November and December

Roses were still lovely in November but nothing like the Summer show of course

A little colour

and then December sets in

with a cheeky Fox

and I don't enjoy having to have the lights on  all day when it is so dull outside

Having had our first severe frost I brought in the last of the roses and cut down all the buds so that I can forget them now until February pruning

and I can never resist a sunset which shows that it is not all gloom. In fact we had a glorious sunrise this morning but we don't have the view at the front like we do for sunsets at the back.

Now it's time to think of getting out the Christmas decorations and tree and finish making the cards.

First week of September

The perfume in the house is wonderful with the September roses dotted around

The reason for the map on the table is because we are off tomorrow for a late Summer holiday

We do use the Sat Nav but I still like a map for those times when I want to see just where I am

We are off to Cornwall so I am sure there will be some great photos

We will be staying on a farm in a beautiful new 5 star barn conversion 

I enjoyed making this card for a recent wedding

and love the sunsets at this time of year

I thought I'd leave you with some pics of a public garden we just happened to pass in South East London in the Spring

My Garden in June and..........

I am enjoying having all the mid-garden and centre shrubs gone

I enjoy seeing to the bottom of the garden from my kitchen window

The above is an evening scene as the light is fading

The latest new rose bed

I am pleased at how it is developing and good to watch the colours develop and change as the flower matures

My quirky area at the bottom that replaced the shed and greenhouse is maturing too

These Strawberry Hill roses are a dream and the perfume fills the house indoors

part of the new bed

and here a peep at a bush in the front

From the front

This little duck I bought for the garden but right now I am liking him indoors

Another four flower heads from the front

and do you like this? A friend who is the young Mother of five beautiful children is starting a little business making what she calls "Treasured Letters"

I had these made to sit with photos of our 40th and 50th wedding anniversaries  - another 5 years to 60th, hopefully!

I'll  finish with a look at the sky around 10 pm

For those that have asked, I now have access to my blog and can comment on yours

After days and days of getting things sorted my mail box E-mail address has not changed but I am having to use a Hotmail address to access my blog and a gmail address for the rest of Google sites

It has been very stressful as there was a point where I wondered if I could ever get into my blog again

My friend Lin has been an angel