Robin Bedford

Think I might be falling in love with my little dwarf 3 telescope (apologies for the contrived framing!)

Moon!

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Got a smart scope recently (dwarf 3) - first attempt at andromeda galaxy:

Hell yeah!

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Allotment slowly moving into autumn

I was given this pond liner for Xmas nearly 5 yrs ago- at last I’ve got it in on the allotment! Slugs and snails beware!

I didn’t grow the olive oil or the bread!

I’m inordinately proud of my first homegrown cantaloupe melon - the aroma coming off it is dizzying!

First day since May that there has been sufficient rain here in Exeter to make any appreciable impact on the allotment!

I love homegrown, homemade food. I love cooking with lovely ingredients and finding new recipes. I also love butterscotch angel delight. Don’t judge me, I’m a child of the ‘70s.

It’s taken a while, but I have at last finished the 31m pallet fence that’s stops the weeds from the unoccupied plot next to mine spilling over constantly

I do thing one of the nicest things about my allotment is the 180 view of the horizon above Exeter

Pallets and some pointed cabbage seedlings: happy times ahead on the allotment!

Can everyone please stop posting their rain pics - mrs B is about to kick off! 😂

At last, some good news!

Solar rig ready to rock!

Red sky in the morn, shepherd warn ‘sun god will be angry at tea time’

I remember at the beginning of my career enjoying submitting a paper. Now the process is yet another ballache that sucks any joy out of being an academic

Something with veg for tea I reckon!

The view from my bench on the allotment!

Bbq time!

San marzano toms ripening up very quickly now

That’s tea sorted!

Has the sportsball started yet?

Greek stylee salad using all allotment veg for tea!

Some beans!

Rocking the ‘dozy old sod on the allotment’ look!

Chuffed with my onion harvest!

Some this, plus some aubergines from the greenhouse, turned into the base of a pretty decent ratatouille for tea!

Most of the early summer fruit is over, but can’t complain that I’m not getting colour of the allotment still!

May not seem a lot, but I’m dead chuffed with this. Have had terrible results from sets over the last few years so switched to seeds and am delighted with the results: my first proper onions!

Allotment veg ‘messy’ briam for tea

Goodness!

The local state school I went to was 135 years old in 1776.

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Wordle 1,835 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟩 🟨🟨⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩not ok!

Yes, but why is it called elephant garlic?

This week on the allotment I have mostly been carrying water

Pleasing harvest

Garlic harvest a bit underwhelming!

Sweetcorn, squash and cucumbers coming on nicely!

Berry selection and the last small handful of asparagus for this year

Last of the broad beans harvested