What a contrast in the weather this weekend. One day it was very cold with icy rain and a wind that could blow you over, and the next lots of sun and at one point temperatures reaching 7 degrees apparently! I spent both days on the allotment digging away and I feel better for it.
On Saturday I really wasn’t prepared for the cold weather. Once home it was a good few hours before I defrosted – which is not very clever! At one point I jumped in my shed (the cupboard) to get out of the rain. I forgot my teabags – hot water just doesn’t do it – to find on Sunday they were in the cold frame! I need to remember be better prepared!
The best parts of the day were meeting the blackbird who visits the compost heap – he came by on Sunday too. The compost heap is full of rotting apples covered in peck marks. He appeared to be watching me whilst I was hiding in the shed – he didn’t seem that impressed with the rain either! And the super huge rainbow – I couldn’t capture its full arch but it was very special.
On Sunday I was better prepared and wore thermals, remembered the teabags, and my wooly hat! I spend the first few hours digging until my back said – no more thank you. I was hoping to finish this bed but it took a lot longer than I anticipated. I am such a slow digger, I imagine most people would have completed this task in a day. I filled two truggs with weeds which I am going to compost down separately to my other compost.
I also planted the raspberry (Autumn Bliss) canes. I’m hoping they are going to be ok as the ground on this side is so wet. As I split some of the plants up I had some spare canes which were showing signs of growth – I’ve potted these up until the ground is a bit drier and I can add another row of raspberries and blackberries.
It’s lovely to see things starting to grow and in flower. I started a hyacinth bulb just before Christmas and had completely forgotten about it. I retrieved it from my airing cupboard and the water was warm from its growth. I have a lovely orchid gifted to me some years ago – every January/February it flowers – today the first flower began to open – I know nothing about orchids but this one likes it to be cool and left to its own devises.
Lets hope next Sunday is like today!
Grow Gather Cook 
It sounds like you had a wonderful weekend. The weather is very changeable here too.