David's Blog archive

Gardening Scotland 2010 - Part 2

This is just where I get to collect together the pics of our favourite sights from...

Gardening Scotland 2010 - Part 1

Our largest gardening event has been taking place this weekend, and the children...

Captain's Blog (9) " Countin' me Treasures"

Am experiencing a spell, right now, of a kind of "calm before a storm", as it were,...

"The Haven " (1)

Recently, I "adopted" a second garden, belonging to a work colleague, with a view...

Captain's Blog (8) "A Safe Haven"

Pics from my "second garden" taken today. Poetic verse by GOYer Simplylyn, posted...

Captain's Blog (7) "I've Struck Gold!"

I have such exciting news I want to share with you. I have just got myself the best...

Captain's Blog (6) "Pirate Story"

GOYer Scotsgran recently PMd me the following poem, thinking that it might be of...

Captain's Blog (5) Treasured Memories.

19 March 22.00hrs This is not what I had planned for my next blog, but seems to...

Captain's Blog (4) "Curse of the White Peril"

30 March 23.38 hrs. In my bunk, reading "Treasure Island" (really, lol!), when heard,...

Captain's Blog (3) "Beachcombers"

Having had a few days of almost gale-force winds and some driving rain (the Spring...

Captain's Blog (2) Beginning to get "Ship-shape"

17 March. It being fair weather at the weekend, we managed to get quite a bit of...

Dundee Botanic Garden (3)

Linked to the tropical glasshouse (biome) is a temperate collection, mainly cacti...