Do they grow wild in Belarus? All ours are cultivated!
No, they’re cultivated too, and are grown on big flowerbeds that are looked after by the city council, and also on “private” flowerbeds that are shared by all the people who live in a block of flats.
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Comparing with @ramblingjohn ‘s much clearer photos from a few weeks ago this seems to be a bee-fly (Gwenynbryf neu Pryf cacwn - thanks JP!)
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For the past couple of weeks, I’ve been getting a lot of bird doody on my truck. I’m not under any trees or anything so wasn’t sure why. This morning, I found out. Seems a crëyr (egret) has taken a liking to my truck.
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A downside to living in Florida? 
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That, and large prehistoric reptiles with big jaws and large teeth randomly appearing in your driveway.
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The above is for @craigf!
To those yn Gymru, did anyone see the political broadcast last night? Beautiful views of my favourite place in the world. As the seat was lost to Labour in the Westminster election and they are not offering free trips to Gower for all, I couldn’t see any relevance to this one, but the views were lovely!!
Now…
Our derwen baban still leafless!
But,
Wild garden looking quite pretty and, in the main garden,
amser cinio!!
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Well at least our dreigiau bach don’t breathe fire.
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Heddiw.
Blodyn y gwynt - Wood anemone.
Ffesant benywaidd - female pheasant.
Mochyn bach - Little pig.
Gweirloyn brych - Speckled wood.
Cheers J.P.
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On Gower, one day, I come around a bend in a lane with three Cavalier King Charles spaniels. The above bird flies off, making me jump. Then, chaos! Pheasant chicks everywhere, one already in mouth of Tish, who is the hunter of the bunch! (A sweet, innocent looking, very well bred gast fach!) I did manage to prevent any more chicks being caught, got control of all three dogs and prized the dead chick out of Tish’s mouth, as its feet were too big to go down!! Now, any sight of a grey pheasant makes me wince at the memory!
Below:
aur y gors - marsh marigold beside our little pond in yr ardd wyllt
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We’ve had a truly fabulous spring (so far) here. Many things have bloomed earlier, and longer! than usual. This is a photo I took this morning in the little garden outside our kitchen We seem to have violets everywhere, along with lots of other lovely growing things. The birds (and the young cat, just moving out of the photo on the left - no, right) really enjoy the space!
(click to embiggen)
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Heddiw, nid oedd y tywydd yn dda heb haulwen, ond oedd’r dydd yn ddiddorol.
Today, the weather was not good without sunshine, but the day was interesting.
oedd’r syndod cytaf yn dda iawn. - the first surprise was very good.
Gwiber : In an area where i had not seen one this year, and a reptile survey by others saw none on Wednesday when the weather was more favorable.
Pidyn y gog - Lords and ladies or cuckoos point, starting to flower (very pretty soon).
Hesg blodauo rwan - common reed flowering now.
Draenogyn dwr croyw - Perch.
os byddach chi’n gwilio yn ofalus ar canol y pen cynffon, byddach chi’n weld gele.
If you look carefully at the center end of the tail you will see a leech.
Cheers J.P.
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I love “embiggen”, much nicer than ‘enlarge’!
Your house looks American and your garden could be next door to me, it looks so familiar! Yet I would be surprised if your area was actually much like the mid west of Scotland!! Failed to spot the cat!!
I have forgotten how it got those names, and I thought it was ‘pint’ not ‘point’, Help?
mmm,looking at the Cymraeg, have a clue for the second name!
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[quote=“henddraig, post:1455, topic:971”]
Failed to spot the cat!![/quote]
The cat - Lord Greystoke (for his propensity to swing on things) - is the almost-black blob near the foundation, to the right of the birdbath. I’m glad the garden looks familiar; that was the look we are going for. These clematis are growing nearby.
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mmm you did say the the cat was leaving at the left, so I ignored the right!! We do not have clematis in our garden, no real reason, just it never happened, but if we did, there is no way it would be in flower yet!!!
Now, nawr te, mwy blodau yn yr ardd wyllt
In English, lesser celandine.
Yn Gymraeg - aur, aur bach y gwanwyn, aur bath etc. etc. (aur bath is subtitled gold coin, money!)
In English, wood anemone or wind-flower.
Yn Gymraeg both are listed as llysiau’r gwynt, which means flower of the wind! Wood anemone is listed as anemoi.
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[quote=“henddraig, post:1457, topic:971”]
mmm you did say the the cat was leaving at the left, so I ignored the right!![/quote]
Hmm… I’m doing that more and more lately. Sorry, fixed original post.
Lovely photos - I love your gardd wyllt!
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Heddiw: dau llunau ddim braidd yn dda - Today: two not very good photos.
Sboncyn daear cyffredin - Common ground hopper.
This is small, i would fit on your small finger nail.
Ymhen, Gwiber benywaidd - at last, a female adder.
Note bulge in middle of its body, suspect she has recently eaten.
The weather is still rather dull with lower than average temperature, but spring will burst into life soon.
Cheers J.P.
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The photos of the adders are fascinating but please be careful! How far away from them are you?
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Adders are not fierce! As long as they have a clear line of retreat, if scared they rush off. I have told the story of the baby one who cuddled up with me on my anorak. I met many more and all retreat if they become aware of nasty human looming! The only bite was to a dog who trod on the poor snake! So, do not tread on adders, do not sit on them, do not try to give them a cuddle and if they curl up next to you, move away very slowly and gradually so they are not scared!
End of lesson from annoying aged lover of reptiles!
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I quite appreciate your observations on adder behaviour Henddraig, it was just that the camera did look very close to them- which I don’t suppose they would like very much! I presume JP was using a the zoom function on the camera though.
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