Showing posts with label buds. Show all posts
Showing posts with label buds. Show all posts

Saturday 27 March 2021

Getting close to bud burst awfully early

Snow (#sniachta) on Croagh Patrick, bees active in the hive, cat climbing trees, vineyard coming to life. Things are happening in County Mayo. Disappointingly, the Albarino are the only vines that don't look good. 

Snow on Croagh Patrick

Beehive with thyme growing below to discourage varroa and Ghost

Cat in favourite tree

Native black honeybee


Rondo

Rondo

Solaris

Chardonnay

Solaris

Solaris


Solaris








Pinot noir



Albarino

A live looking Albarino vine

 

Native black honeybee

Saturday 20 March 2021

Happy Spring Equinox

Spring Equinox 2021 in the Northern Hemisphere was at 09:37 on Saturday, 20 March - today. And right on cue, everything started bursting at the seams. Every fruit tree except one hatched. The vines are getting ready but no bud break just yet. 

The weather has been fine and chores are getting done. Yesterday, it was hot and sunny. I spent the afternoon painting the wrought iron table legs and the temperature on the porch read 33.7C degrees in the sun. I was in a T-shirt, sandals and rolled-up trousers. Bring on the summer.