These pictures were taken yesterday, when it was a little more cloudy and windy, but today is what my friend Stevie, from Virginia, would call a 'fifty cent'er' - a perfect blue sky with no clouds to be seen. When I worked at summer camp in New Hampshire, Stevie would give us a weather report based on how good the day would be, with a fifty cent'er being the best you could get. Years ago, a local NH weatherman would do the same, so you'd know how much to put away for a rainy day....
Anyway, enough about the weather, as I'm crossing everything to guarantee that it lasts until the Open Day tomorrow. There's still signs and biscuit baking/lemonade making to be done, but the garden looks as tidy and presentable as an allotment can be and almost worthy of the MP's visit.
Paul, Peter, David and I worked for most of the day yesterday and I hardly left the site on Thursday, in order to get things looking shipshape.
So it seemed a good time to take a few general shots around the allotment so you can see the progress for yourself. Above is the willow dome, which has taken amazingly well for its first year, especially as it was planted late in the season.
And below is the view from one of the top corners, looking down towards the gate.
Tomatoes (most still green, but slowly turning) and the squash, which is taking over one end of the polytunnel.
Looking up the garden to the jerusalem artichokes and wildflowers.
Cabbages,onions and brussel sprouts in the school's section.
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