![](thumb_IMG_1633.jpg) January snow, 2010 |
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![](thumb_IMG_1813.jpg) February snowdrops |
![](thumb_IMG_1815.jpg) compost distributed light snow ... |
![](thumb_IMG_1817.jpg) ... and the new compost heap |
![](thumb_IMG_1819.jpg) mid February lots of snow |
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![](thumb_IMG_1885.jpg) mid-March irises |
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![](thumb_IMG_1887.jpg) crocuses |
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![](thumb_IMG_1918.jpg) late March tête à tête daffodils ... |
![](thumb_IMG_1919.jpg) ...with crocuses |
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![](thumb_IMG_1937.jpg) April Fool's Day and April snow |
![](thumb_IMG_1938.jpg) enjoying the cold newly planted parsnips and onions |
![](thumb_IMG_1939.jpg) weighed down with snow |
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![](thumb_IMG_1941.jpg) next day - back again |
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![](thumb_IMG_1971.jpg) Forsythia April 2010 |
![](thumb_IMG_1973.jpg) Camelia flowering at last |
![](thumb_IMG_1985.jpg) Amarylis first of three buds |
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![](thumb_IMG_2027.jpg) flowering cherry April-May 2010 |
![](thumb_IMG_2028.jpg) hosts of tulips April-May 2010 |
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![](thumb_IMG_2051.jpg) new tulips |
![](thumb_IMG_2060.jpg) a riot of Amarylis ... |
![](thumb_IMG_2061.jpg) ... with the third four joining the second two |
![](thumb_IMG_2201.jpg) cactus flower |
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![](thumb_IMG_2207.jpg) Hibiscus |
![](thumb_IMG_2209.jpg) Berberis |
![](thumb_IMG_2210.jpg) the last tulips |
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![](thumb_IMG_2214.jpg) the final amarylis |
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![](thumb_IMG_2299.jpg) Starling & fledgeling |
![](thumb_IMG_2302.jpg) The pineapple June 2009 |
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![](thumb_IMG_2305.jpg) Breakfast, al fresco |
![](thumb_IMG_2306.jpg) Allium |
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![](thumb_IMG_2308.jpg) pansies |
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![](thumb_IMG_2326.jpg) Driveway ... |
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![](thumb_IMG_2329.jpg) the red Amarylis June 2010 |
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![](thumb_IMG_2331a.jpg) with four plus two blooms |
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![](thumb_IMG_2332.jpg) cutting back the grass on the stones |
![](thumb_IMG_2333.jpg) pond irises |
![](thumb_IMG_2334.jpg) blue irises |
![](thumb_IMG_2335.jpg) roses |
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![](thumb_IMG_2340.jpg) blue iris |
![](thumb_IMG_2341.jpg) new rhododendron |
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![](thumb_IMG_2348.jpg) Japanese Maple |
![](thumb_IMG_2351.jpg) the Pineapple, harvested |
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![](thumb_IMG_2394.jpg) Camelia, at last! June 2010 |
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![](thumb_IMG_2405.jpg) Rose Hedge in bloom |
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![](thumb_IMG_2407.jpg) oranges & lemons |
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![](thumb_IMG_2490.jpg) solitary water lilly July 2010 |
![](thumb_IMG_2519.jpg) orchid new flowering |
![](thumb_IMG_2672.jpg) second spray |
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![](thumb_IMG_2706.jpg) Hydrangea August 2010 |
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![](thumb_IMG_2708.jpg) Cleaning the pond August 2010 |
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![](thumb_IMG_2711_0170.jpg) Hips on the rose hedge September 2010 |
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![](thumb_IMG_2712_0240.jpg) Clouds from the bedroom |
![](thumb_IMG_2749.jpg) October Dahlia |
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![](thumb_IMG_2755.jpg) October dawn |
![](thumb_IMG_2755_1352.jpg) Marauder at the fence |
![](thumb_IMG_2756.jpg) November freeze |
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![](thumb_IMG_2760_54.jpg) the Orchid a further new flowering November 2010 |
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![](thumb_IMG_2765_042.jpg) the freeze continues photo:HTC phone |
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![](thumb_IMG_2765_051.jpg) frosty dawn photo:HTC phone |
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![](thumb_IMG_2780.jpg) new bird feeder ... |
![](thumb_IMG_2781.jpg) ... for the continuing freeze |
![](thumb_IMG_2782.jpg) Yet more blooms on the orchid |