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Highfield Farm Garden (Monmouthshire, Wales)

I am lagging behind with my England tour posts, not that there is an urgency, but I know if I don't get them recorded and organized, my feeble memory will begin to muddle them. The three previous gardens ( Hidcote , Kiftsgate , and Bourton House ) were visited on the first day of the tour.   Day 2 took us across the border into Wales, where we saw two gardens.  Our group (about 25 people) rode in a comfortable bus, and everyone kept saying that it was much smaller than the buses they normally used. I thought it was fine, and most of the time, I had my aisle to myself. Unlike the Japan trip, where our mode of transportation changed daily, we kept the same bus during the entire trip. I soon learned that it was best for my mental health to sit on the right side of the bus. The country lanes of England are indeed as narrow as they appear on television, and the ever-present hedgerows grow right next to the roadside. Watching these hedgerows fly by within an inch of your window...
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Red Wing Blackbirds

First of all, thanks to everyone who left a comment on my previous post. I enjoyed reading each and every one of them.

The Redwing Blackbirds are back at the feeders. I only see them at the feeders at certain times of the year. The beginning of Fall seems to be one of those times. This is probably a migration time for them and they are passing through.

Text and photos by Phillip Oliver, Dirt Therapy
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  1. Lisa at GreenbowOctober 1, 2012 at 1:22 PM

    It is that time of year. Redwings are such beautiful blackbirds. I bet you are baking up a storm since it has cooled off. Excuse me while I go bake some muffins. :)

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  2. AnonymousOctober 1, 2012 at 9:08 PM

    I have a feeder just like that. The Carolina chickadees just love the hid in the holes. Mary

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  3. Anne BoykinOctober 2, 2012 at 2:26 AM

    Hi Phillip, I wish they would come to my bird feeder. I grew up in California where there are a lot of them. Enjoy!

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  4. Phillip OliverOctober 2, 2012 at 6:38 AM

    Mary, isn't that the greatest feeder? The birds love it.

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  5. Gardening Under The InfluenceOctober 4, 2012 at 1:03 PM

    I use to see Redwings all the time growing up in Wisconsin, but have not seen any since coming to NC many years ago.

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