Saturday

Relaxing with a diet coke while reading "Coast"
Beach picture by Abbie

Harry riding his bike on the beach for the first time.

Harry busy in the garden

While the Ian relaxes

and so does Abbie!

Boating and ice cream beards!

Harry's first time in the dingy
Abbie, a more experienced sailor

Isaac wearing an ice cream beard.

Milo waiting for any spillages (after having his own ice cream!)

Fish and chips on the beach!

The view
One brave rockclimber (wearing a Mr Bump plaster from an earlier bump!)

A beautiful mermaid on the rocks.

After a hard day doing jobs in the garden Ian voted to buy fish and chips and eat them on the beach. What a great idea!

Herbal teas from the garden

Lemon balm.
Lemon balm tea

Nettle tea

Abbie's recipe for orange and stinging nettle tea

One cup of stinging nettles

1/2 tsp brown sugar

1/3 cup orange juice

Infuse the nettles in boiling water for 5 minutes, strain and stir in the sugar and juice.

Enjoy!

Or like me just drink the nettle infusion.

Don't forget your gardening gloves when picking and preparing the tea and only pick young nettles.

Picnic in the park.

Abbie hanging upside down.
Pushing the Dollies on the swing (Harry's dolly was looking a bit concerned!)

Pigeon proof?

Pippi enjoying the sun after her walk to the allotment
A drinks break

Planting the cabbages

The pigeon proof net (hopefully!)

We lashed on the bamboo poles (I remembered how to do a clove hitch knot!) to stop the pigeons standing on the net and eating the cabbages.

First paddle in the sea this year!

Maybe just one toe? Brrrrr........!

Pounce!

Sunny day!

We had a lovely morning at the beach with Nalini, Ashika and Abbie's school friend Evelyn when we joined the Green Gang (see link below) for some rockpooling. We found a large crab, some periwinkles, mussels, limpets and a few fossils. Ashika managed to get through 2 changes of clothing! Please can we have some more sunshine for the rest of the school holidays!
http://www.whitecliffscountryside.org.uk/index.php?id_sec=6&id_sub=6

Happy Easter!

A big thank you to the Easter bunny; who visited our garden last night leaving lots of clues and lots of mini chocolate eggs!

Easter treasure trail at RSPB Dungeness Nature Reserve

Why do the birds look smaller Mummy?
Aha! If I turn the binoculars the right way round.....

How many ducks can you count?

The view!


We hadn't been to Dungeness nature reserve but with the offer of chocolate at the end of an Easter Treasure trail we finally went and wished that we had been before!

http://www.rspb.org.uk/reserves/guide/d/dungeness/