Our cactus has flowered – caught on time-lapse

This is a time lapse video I made of one of our cactuses flowering. It’s about my third or fourth go at doing this type of filming and I’m very pleased with my Samsung SP-30 digital video camera which is excellent. The flowers are a lovely lemony yellow colour and have a marvellous rich scent. [...]

Deed for the day: Helping a BumbleBee

Spring has finally arrived and so we were busy in the garden over the weekend. As the weather becomes finer we are starting to see more insect life, notably the BumbleBees as they come out of hibernation. It’s a fact that some do better than others and I was impressed to see a couple of [...]