life (and death) in the garden

It's always like that :

after a busy time at the sewing machine

comes a quiet time of not sewing at all.

Besides 

the garden needed a really good clean out !

Things to remove,

cut off,
take cuttings for a friend and put them in pots,

and I even did some replanting :

the Acanthus spicata

that didn't anything but getting mildew, finally had to go,

and I put something else in that spot

(with nice dark red leaves)

This family, with a bossy father in front, came by while I was busy

I love these still fluffy youngsters !

This blackbird youngster didn't make it though.

Flies, ants and slugs were having their little party,

I'll watch it in the next couple of days ...

And this one ?

Was he being brave or just simply stupid ???

Just there, in front of the open door

with just the screen door between him and the cat ?

Well, 

the cat, the gray sister, was very intently looking

at what was sitting there, just outside on the door mat !

(she never ever did catch a mouse)

So one life spared !

Inside my Princess-of-the-Night gave another fragrant flower

She had a bigger pot with new potting compost

(..... I think she liked that   :-) .....)

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So, 

though it was mostly reading and working in the garden,

I had to finish the raffle that came at the end

of Sara's Doll Challenge :

make an accessory for the doll of the next one in line

on the e-mail list

(and for me that was Evelien)

She made two dolls,

so I thought : why not make two small items,

one for each doll.

the start ...

(I'll place the other pictures when she tells me the envelope arrived)