More flower snapping

We are in the middle of a heatwave so I've been snapping away with the camera again, hope you like.

Strange but true

Living in a town but with the odd bit of green and small woods just a small distance away, we are still surprised by what wild life turns up in our garden. This morning Sunday 28^th June there I was picking the last of the cherries from our tree when a flutter of bird wings made me look up. The owner of the noisy wings was (see picture) now I don’t claim to be a expert but I reckon this is a baby female pheasant. I'd expect to see phesants in the countryside not in Kent on the edge of South East London. ( anyone know otherwise).

The other photo

Flowering Trees

It's been a while since I last posted but apart from having other things on my mind it's having something suitable to post. However after checking my good friend Lesley's blog I just knew I had a suitable post.
I've always enjoyed taking pictures of flowers and nature in general so here are a couple of recently taken pictures. featuring my Cherry Tree and one other picture can you figure it out, my mother had now idea but she is 83 years old bless.

I've been at it again

I've been at it in the kitchen again this time something quite simple heart shaped quiches. Ingredients apart from the pastry was back bacon cut into small pieces eggs and a strong English cheddar cheese

Like Wallace & Gromit

Hi all, did the Wallace & Gromit tag grab your attention ...lol ... Like the famous Nick Park latest clay figures adventure "A matter of loaf and death". OK OK a very loose link I know but this is a tale of my latest Loaf x 3.

I've always enjoyed cooking be it a 3 course meal, cakes (small to large) and bread. I find it very relaxing to cook at any level, after the demise of the third bread-maker some time ago I came to the conclusion that wasting more money on yet another machine was not a option. So nowadays I use just a good old Kenwood Chef Major and the old fashion way of kneading followed by the oven. Now there are lots of branded bread flour on the market from plain strong white to wholemeal but I've found some of the special flours that Allisons market are full of flavor and now with a selection of different shaped tins I'm really having fun producing all the bread we eat, from split tins, round malt and oatmeal to mini Hovis type loafs.