From 00:01, the strict lockdown is over, from tomorrow I can go this far if I want to!
And I won't have to fill in an attestation either! Joy unconfined! Except it isn't that easy, is it? The virus is still out there, we still have to social-distance, we need to have a facemask around in case we need it and we need to be very careful. I'm not sure that we need to be alert (your country needs lerts…), but we mustn't forget and we must be vigilant. For me, the pleasure will not be having to worry each time I leave the house as to whether my journey is necessary or should be justified. The number of imaginary conversations I have had in my head in case of being stopped by the gendarmes! But normal things can happen, like visits to the vet, the hairdresser, even to family within the magic circle!
Today has been a tad annoying. I wanted to carry on planting potatoes as the first lot are up and taunting me, but as soon as I got to where they need to be planted, the heavens opened and it rained solidly for 30 minutes. It eased off for long enough for me to pop out and pick a couple of kilos of broad beans and then started up again, until I got home. This afternoon has been hot and sticky, so I happily potted on a bunch of seedlings and prepared a raised bed for something (not decided what) while we wait for the next batch of storms. There are red alerts for rain and flooding further south.
I thought I would use up a few pictures that I have taken for the lockdown blog but haven't used, even if they are rather nice. So here is my mass of red hot pokers - a rather rampant variety that we brought over from Worcester, and have moved around a bit. This is probably still not the best place for them.
Did you know that lobelia overwinter if it doesn't get too frosty and you don't chuck them out as soon as they start to fade? I think this lot are from last year, but could be from 2 years ago, and still going strong! They also self-seed.
Despite the hedgehog, the proliferation of snails, slugs and chickens in our garden means that growing strawberries in the ground is never very successful, so we have them in hanging baskets. We have a few Mariguettes (best tasting ever, but hard to get hold of the plants), the infamous Korona variety that we bought just before lockdown and this unknown variety that we got from Aldi last year, that has unusual pink flowers. Can't remember what the fruit are like, but they are pretty!
Anyway, this is the last episode of Lockdown Blog, but as reactions on Facebook seemed to be that I should continue with this entertainment, a new series will start tomorrow. All I've got to do is think up a snappy name for it...
Release diaries? Waiting for the 2nd Wave? Freedom blog? Wait and see!
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