There is a definite chill in the air today, my fingertips were very cold when we left the plot so I have spent £2 on 2 pairs of red cheap fleece gloves from Asda to wear under my work gloves in future.
We found some hibernating bumblebees last week by basically disturbing their hibernation place. This week I scooped the fluff they were hibernating in into half a plastic bottle, put it behind the shed and half buried it with leaf mulch to try and insulate them a little. Two of the five I counted flew out as it was being moved, I quietly hope they will find the new home or somewhere else suitable to weather out the winter. We will get an apiary for them next year if we can, bumblebees are good. One of them was as big as the first joint of my thumb.
The weather has been wet and the soil was predictably damp, today I didn't feel like digging so worked on lopping down the long adjoining hedge some more and also Alex helped me finish the workbench for inside the shed. Eva's old baby swing has been far too small for her for many months; today I ripped the seat off it so we can use the base to fit an earth sieve on for getting all the glass and root rubbish out of our soil. Also it was upsetting her to see the swing she was too big for.
The shed looks a lot better for having the workbench in and the tools up and organised properly again.
Here are some pictures of Little Miss the last time we were down the allotment with her (last week).
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