Summer Storm
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 20 ก.ย. 2024
- Summer quickly turned to storm! It didn't stop me in my tracks though as I worked through it with rewarding results...Flower arranging, discovering a bees nest and more!
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Just beautiful, I only have a small garden but the borders have overgrown shrubs mixed with bramble, a wild rambling rose and 5 trees. It is a small but a vital haven on a housing estate of 30 years no birds when we moved here 7 years ago everyone seems to like decking and a neat garden. I have put in a log pile, large plastic dishes on slate and granite are my little ponds. Regular feeding, although costing me a fortune in mealworms they can get through a bag in a day and seed. Bird boxes , bug houses and a patio full of pots with flowers and climbers even the wind chimes. I have 2 hedgehogs which have survived the winter in the house I made out of logs and a piece of oak covered with a rubber mat. I have tried to create what you have done at Bealtine Cottage you are a constant inspiration and your videos are so relaxing thank you Collette 🌳🌺
Take time might to meditate on how you have helped wildlife and mother nature over those years! I never think of what other people do or don’t do but simply focus on creating as much joy in my life as possible and looking after all of nature brings me immense joy! I’m sure that your life is filled with joy because of your kindness and abundant approach to life!
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Hi Colette, In case no-one else has said, you have a nest of tree bumblebees (bombus hypnorum). They've been moving across from Europe since about the year 2000, and I used to see a lot of them here in England, but I haven't seen any at all this year so far. So I'm glad they're thriving over with you in Ireland! They don't compete much with our other native bees, as they tend to nest up high in trees, in roofs and in bird boxes, like yours.
Thank you for all your lovely videos, I do enjoy them. What an amazing thing you have done in the last 20 years, I think Bealtaine Cottage and the woodland and the garden are beautiful. Best wishes, Steph.
Oh wow that’s incredible. I feel so honoured. The bees are beautiful and quite tiny as well long may they return to Bealtaine cottage!
Definitely feed the birds and help them out! I’ve been feeding the birds and providing water for 20 years along with providing bee houses. My home, which is their home, provides them a safe habitat. I live in the woods and get some very rare migrating birds every spring and summer. They rest, and can get good fuel to propel them for the rest of their journey. Birds are magical. I will never stop helping them. By the way, the Merlin app is awesome!
I’m so glad to read that many of you are enjoying the Merlin app! It seems to be the general consensus of a opinion that feeding the birds is the right thing to do!
I LOVE your new flower arrangement - itś beautiful!! I love the colors you put together. I didn´t know bees would nest in an old bird nest, but what a lovely thing to have happen. Keep feeding the birds - YES!!
It is both relaxing and great fun to make a flower arrangement using just whatever is growing around your home!
The work you have done is PHENOMENAL!!! I’m truly in awe of you🙌
Love and blessings!
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You’ve become a dear friend from afar. I always need to make time for a visit to your enchanting cottage and three acres. It soothes my soul. Thank you Colette💕
Thank you for sharing your beautiful flower arrangement. You are a talented artist, Colette. ❤
Yes, help the birds in all seasons!
A very beautiful floral arrangement that you planted, nurtured, grew, clipped, arranged and now to enjoy Colette❣️
I feed the birds and will so as long as I can !!
I'm in the Maritimes, Canada and it hasn't properly rained in 3 1/2 weeks. Water levels way down, I'd be glad for cooler, wet weather. Hoping we don't get a repeat of last year's forest fires. Cheers!
Yes definitely feed our birds x
Loved the flower arrangement!! The woodland is so full and beautiful!!🤗
It isn't much fun in the concrete jungle yet when I watch your videos I'm transplanted into paradise.
Peace & tranquility 🌸
I totally agree with you, in regards to doing everything we can to help the bird species. After all, we are the caretakers of our planet. Thank you for doing an awesome job of it, Colette.
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Loved your video! 🤩
Blessings sent to you, dear Colette, and to the adorable Patsy. ❤❤😘
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Could be the start of a poem,,,, Trees dancing in the wind,,,,
Have a wonderfilled Full Moon with wonderment and joy ❤
Time to enjoy the many blessings that exist in our lives with enthusiasm for the pure essence of life celebrated by beautification and enhancing of our lives with creative passion and delight ❤
Thanks Collette for sharing this video and for your continued help with sharing your life and your own personal journey with all of us ❤
We all deserve a peaceful and healthy life unfolding in the mystery moment by moment with comfort and creativity ❤
Patsy is a great blessing ❤
Ms Colette you've made a beautiful place there
I love copper beach,they grow enormous!!❤❤ they are few and far between xxx
I remember when your yard was just a few plants scattered about, it so so lush and thick now. Just beautiful
It doesn’t seem that long ago, does it?
You’re a talented florist!
And bees! How beautiful the bees are nesting. Don’t forget to tell them all your secrets. 😊they’ll love you for that.
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Thank you, I will
Beautiful flower arrangement Colette, I feed the birds all year it’s the least we can do, your garden looks wonderful
I totally agree about the birds I live in Cornwall with lots of well established old trees with open fields around me and my garden is a haven for birds and insects , but I feed all year round as the parent birds spend all their time finding food for their babies so I provide an easy meal for them , and by the amount they eat they certainly depend on it during nesting time. I love your flower display Collette nice idea bring in the outside in.❤️
I’m delighted with the general consensus that the birds should be fed year round.
Yes, I do agree with you, feeding the birds all year round up here in Norway🤩
I feed all the birds, squirrels and most anything else
Your garden is looking so full and beautiful.💐🌳 Things grow,so fast.🌷Love the flower arrangement. You always have the best videos. And yes I feed the birds as well. I also have bird baths. And lots of trees. I live in Texas. And years ago I and my yard became a certified Wildlife Habitat.😊🦆🧚🏻♂️🦋🕸️🐞🦎🐛🐸🐇🐿️🕊️🐝🐦⬛🐢I had to pledge to always have food, water and shelter for birds and the wildlife. And I love it!!❤ Blessings to you!
And it is because of people like you but nature flourishes in this destructive world! Thank you for all you do!
Hello Colette. It's difficult to express how very special your videos are to me. I've heard you say a few times now that you're considering getting off of TH-cam. I understand your reasons, but please understand that for some of us, your videos are the highlight of our day, and they are one of the only reasons I go to TH-cam. I can't afford to join Patreon. I only found your channel and website recently, and you have already made a profound impact on my life. Thank you for what you've done and for who you are. Please continue to share the beautiful world you have created. I'm sure you have inspired many others to follow your path, and I myself have just begun planting my own woodland even though I only have a quarter acre of land. Blessings to you always.
Dear Lisa, I have no real intention now of leaving TH-cam simply because I have cut down and cut back on some of my other social media platforms. Thank you for your comment and continue to enjoy the videos I make. Xxx
Greetings from Ireland, Beautiful magical garden, Its the bees knees.
Hi Colette! Feeding the birds is one of the most rewarding things of the day... in the morning and late afternoon they arrive and claim their meal.. then they bathe in the small pools of water placed here and there..
Pure joy, pure life, simple living and real communion whit evetything exists, visible and invisible, known and unknown.
Thank you for sharing sheer beauty😊❤
I love the sound of a good storm especially the wind in the trees which is so elemental and it must be wonderful to watch and hear all that life in and around the oasis of nature you have created.
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I absolutely agree that feeding the birds is the least we can do. Especially for those of us who live in a city where there are very few trees or bushes that produce any food. Your flower arrangement is stunning!!
That’s a very good point! I never considered that! Let us all try our very best to help mother Earth
Beautiful Colette, Thank you X
I feed the birds year round, even when the pesty Bluejays arrive. I have three feeders with a variety of food that I rotate throughout the year. I often prefer the birds to my neighbors at times. Lol
Your floral arrangement is so lovely. Enjoy! Thanks for sharing your little piece of Heaven. 💖
Beautiful all the seasons have their beauty even the storms Patsy is so cute
I agree, Christine, Weather is part of our human experience and can be exhilarating!
Good evening Colette, enjoyed your video and chat, all is looking good there ,Yes I agree the more we can do to help increase the wild bird populations the better also bees butterflies all important and constant it's not just the flowers and trees it's the whole,and cycle of life. I have lived in my house now 12 years this July, the garden area was just rough grass and broken down fences neglect hung in the air. Now its an abundance of life, I planted trees and shrubs made flower bed using no dig method which had long been a practise my father used when I was a child. I agree the rain has certainly boosted the growth over night it would seem my neighbours are of the same mind we swap notes and plants it's lovely to share I also recommend your channel along with Terri's Danu Irish herb garden. Have an abundant weekend of joy . Hugs and Blessings to you Colette.💚🌹
Beautifully done, Colette. All of it.
Thank you so much!
Your videos are food for the soul. My dream garden. Well done x
😊🌱💚🌻🐝 love your container garden.
Bumble bees
Thank you for being my continued inspiration, Colette. It was such a nice virtual visit this morning. 💚
It's beautiful to know that you and patsy are never alone
much enjoyed the flower arranging! The tree leaves were a visually intriguing base. I wonder what type of bees those were--very cute-- and so clever is nature that the bees repurpose the bird's nest
So beautiful lovely video thank you love hearing the birds awesome ❤
I heavenly sound , I agree
Just lovely!! Thank you for sharing! Yes - I agree! We need to keep helping...Blessed Be! Colette! And Happy Full Moon!!
I love seeing the changing seasons from your beautiful garden.
I’m looking forward to seeing what the poppies look like when they come out 🐝🌺
Thanks for lovely video ❤
Your arrangement is beautiful!!!!
You are so interesting, you have such wide knowledge on plants and trees and lots of other little nuggets of information. Thank you for sharing 😊
Oh thank you for that beautiful compliment but I continue to learn about plants and trees so have not yet reached my peak of wisdom ha ha!
Such a beautiful flower arrangement. It enhances the living room's coziness. Your gardens are so mature where mine, here in Vermont USA, are in the early stages of growth. Lots of forget-me-nots are blooming, columbine just started opening, and the rhododendron began blooming yesterday. The hellebores have been gorgeous since the snow melted around them. A little bird family has honored my front deck light fixture with their presence again this year. Safe on top, under the eaves of the porch is a great place for their nest. I love this time of year! Blessings to you and Patsy!!!
Dear Colette....here in Germany the people say..............Leap Year.....Cold Year....its very cold and wet............Blessings and Greetings for you and for little Patsy a big hug...........daggy,Kiel,Germany☘☘☘I have a Bee house in my bamboo sound game.............very pretty
Interesting. I've never heard it but it has been very warm and dry this year in Berlin. We've been desperately waiting for rain but thankfully last night we got some.
@@gardentours I am in the north of Germany...one hours above Hamburg
So lovely!❤
Hello Colette.....your garden is as beautiful as ever! I loved your arrangement of foliage and flowers. The Cotoneaster is Cotoneaster Horizontalis. I have huge one growing flat against a wall. The Bees love it and in Autumn it turns the most vibrant crimson colour. In its skeletal form in Winter it is studded with orange berries......beautiful all year round!
Interesting enough I researched the name of this plant after I made the video and it is called Cotoneaster x suecicus Coral Beauty. Indeed, I have the Cotoneaster horizontalis growing up against the wall of the cottage near the barn. You may have noticed this already as I often pointed out because the bees are so attracted to it.
Stunning bouquet! It was very windy here in West Cork yesterday but I wouldn't say story. And no rain for about a week, so out I go armed with my two watering cans now.
Goomorning Colette. . I just tuned in to hear your birds. May is so lush in your gardens ! I think your poppies might be red.. I hope so. They look more sturdy than the California poppies. ( pale orange, rather boring) the red ones remind me of Holland. Love your arrangement . 🙏❤️🙏❤️🙏
They’ll be a nice surprise for you!
Bumble bees love used birdhouses.
Love your flower arrangement xxxx
Thank you! 😊
Yes, we need all kinds of weather to grow! And it’s in the troubled weather that we, as humans, develop our greatest characteristics!
Your love and help to nature, it will never forget.
I saw a ball of light right behind you when you mentioned the girl lookin out the door. Panama City, Florida
It has been very stormy here as well 🌬💨 I have some bumblebees 🐝🐝🐝nesting in a bird house. Your poppies are absolutely stunning. I love the colour 🌸💕
Oh the poppies are already lovely. Ours didn't come up this year but perhaps I will have success next. We get old sunflowers seeds from a farmer friend and the birds love them.
Sunflower seeds are the best! However, they are quite expensive to buy here in Ireland as we don’t grow them.
Stunning Colette Love to you and Patsy xxx
Oh, yes. I do feed the birds and everyone else who shows up. I enjoy it so and is slows down the munching in the garden. Greetings from NorCal!
Your flower arrangement does look lovely.
Greetings from wet and rainy Kentucky, Yes! feed the birds, we have been feeding them for 30yrs now. We have migrators that have put us on their path😉We have a place call Bird Hilton( just a flat wood tray off the ground ) so popular we had to make Bird Hilton Annex 😂💐🇺🇸🙏🏻
Beautiful
Love your home! Thank you for sharing, very inspiring. Yes, we definitely need to keep feeding the birds!
Beautiful Divine Blessings ❤Collette with Love from my ❤Heart to ❤Yours with Gratitude ❤E
Yes totally agree to feed birds. All our feeders get crows first so trying to hide seeds in tree. Squirrel found that. 😢. We had lots of rain here in U.K. 😊😊
I’m glad to hear that you agree with me because I think in so many cases common sense just is left behind.
I feed the birds year round.
We had the stormy weather here at my cottage too! Just happy the power didn’t go out! Hope you and patsy are staying dry!
I think that there are many times when the power goes out here, but I rarely notice it because I’m either outside or reading by candlelight. Now that sounds a bit crazy doesn’t it?
@@bealtainecottage not at all sounds very peaceful! My well runs on the electric so I notice when the water is out but the longer days mean the lights don’t get much use now!
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I feed the birds every day Collette all through the year. A mixture of peanuts in a holder, sunflower hearts, black sunflower seeds, a good mix of seed and mealworms. I have so many birds in my garden. Unfortunately something unhooked my peanut feeder from the hook and it's nowhere to be seen. Clever squirrel maybe? Your garden is a haven for wildlife. Did the vixen ever return?
Yes, she is on the night camera regularly!
Beautiful!
A beautiful bouquet! Love the rhododendron, too. "Making it a good life." Indeed! 🙏😎🇨🇦🌲🌿💚🌳🐝🦉
What a fantastic woman!
Hi Colette, beautiful flowers! I always feed the birds in our garden, there are plenty of them! The Blackbirds sing the most beautiful sounds and love their porridge and blueberries! There's been a lot of heavy rain here, too, in Norfolk UK,but not so cold. Blessings to you and dear little Patsy ❤❤
I am so delighted in the responses to feeding wildlife all year round! I do believe it is because so many people especially women apply common sense to life!
Ce bouquet semble représenter une miniature de société humaine 😊il y a le leader discret qui donne le « la » en fond de bouquet, les laborieux diplomates qui relient avec efficacité les exubérants avec les plus humbles, deux dames en talons hauts qui écarquillent les yeux😅 , et les jeunes pousses, le tout harmonisé par la main jardinière bienveillante ❤
Je nourris aussi les oiseaux en cette saison; pour la première fois j’ai pu voir l’envolée d’une nichée de mésanges à partir d’un nichoir. Émouvant. Je crois aussi que nous dévorons tant de leur espace vital que c’est bien le moins que nous puissions faire, ces offrandes de graines diverses. J’aime aussi les carillons éoliens (je n’en ai qu’un, en proportion avec mon coin jardinier) . Les votres semblent par instants sonner le tocsin, et à d’autres moments ,vouloir apaiser les potées et les fragiles floraisons. Qu’est ce que ça souffle!!😮Accrochez vous, Colette!!!❤
What a beautiful description, thank you
blessed be Colette and Patsy i have wind gusts very often in oklahoma....lovely flowers outside and the arangement loving the bees i know not what kind they are sorry...i put out some cut up apples for the birds and the butterflies have taken over the spot for a day or two lol...overgrow overshare overcare overseed everywhere worldwide ...blessed be all stay safe
Liebe Colette, auch ich füttere die Vögel in meinem Garten, sehr zum Ärger der Nachbarn, die sich über zuviel Gezwitscher gestört fühlen. Aber das interesssiert mich nicht. Ich tue, was mir gefällt und werde belohnt mit Lebensfreude immerzu. Ich habe viel Besuch von Vögeln, Bienen, Hummeln und Eichhörnchen, die jedes Jahr wieder kommen.
Dein Garten ist ein Paradies an Farben und lieblichen Geräuschen und ich wünsche Dir viel Kraft und Glück zugleich, das Alles zu pflegen und zu genießen. Ganz liebe Grüße aus Berlin von Dagmar
Isn’t that the saddest thing for people to get annoyed at the sound of nature? Surely means a dreadful disconnect within the human psyche?
Nice to learn about tree bumblebees. My son looked out of his window over a month ago and saw a huge cloud of bees and suddenly the mass drained into a space under the edge of his slate roof. Well they are there and so high we can’t see what they are. I guess not going in attic this year.
My approach to bird feeding - on days they don't eat what's on my menu for them, I hope they devour insects which try to eat my plants! Peace and Blessings 🌻🏡🕊
Once again, watching your videos of the garden is such awonderful start of my day. Ive been to Ireland & Scotland several times and these videos remind me of so much. I'm hoping to make one more trip over. Unfortunately, we're too old to rent a vehicle in Ireland anymore. So we need to entice one of our kids to come with us & cart us around.😊
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It's very windy in the west midlands this morning. Thank you for this video. BBe ..
I live thoes poppies. They are so beautiful when they bloom.
Of course we should feed the birds etc in all weathers
Well done, there is a consensus of growing opinion that puts common sense as a marker.
The garden!!! I love the late spring to mid summer when the garden as just burgeoning with new growth and flowering out, the bees have lots to do, and the foraging is there for them and the birds. I love your fat and fuzzy bees, though I don't know what kind they are. I can't imagine how they're going to thrive in that small gourd birdhouse. Have you though of getting an actual hive box so the queen has room to grow her colony, and you could harvest a bit of their honey eventually ? You're growing a smorgasbord all around them, so I would think a colony would thrive there. (As if you don't have enough to do already with that massive garden, haha!} Oh well, just a thought. It will be fun to see how the little gourd house works out for them. BTW, I have six Rhodies in my yard; planted out in the perimeter 25 years ago, when at half the size of yours in the pot. They are now ten feet tall and nearly as wide, even though I have dense clay soil and I had to dig 3 foot deep and wide holes, back filled with the rich and slightly acid soil that they like. I imagine if I had better soil for them they'd be twice as big now! If you transplanted yours into the ground it will grow sooooo much and reward you with a plethora of beautiful blooms. They really are the most beautiful plants.
According to Steph in the comment section they are tree bees! Apparently they have migrated from Europe and are happy to set up home here at my cottage! No need for honey as I am vegan.
So dreamy❤
So pretty. My flowers for Motheŕs Day from my daughter included roses. After taking them out of their plastic wrap I saw that the vendor had butchered the stems. i wouldnt have minded removing some of the thorns that remained, but the ones they had removed had left gouges in the stems. I did what I could but the roses never opened and quickly died. What are some tips for not putting too many flowers in a
I’m not too sure what you mean about tips for not putting too many flowers in a vase. Perhaps you could frame the question in a different way so as I can answer it for you?
The daisies were just the added touch to make it perfect. Now I have to make an arrangement lol.
I love the sound of the stormy wind! Have you ever read Heaven's Breath, a natural history of the Wind, by Lyall Watson? I read it as a teenager.
That sounds like a lovely book. I must look it out.
How are you doing mrs Colette . Thank you for showing us such magnificent landscapes. As I read about climate of Ireland it’s mild and although rainy all year around . Famous Irish people Kennedy family , president John Kennedy , bram stoker writer of horror character Dracula, James Joyce , samuel becket winner of Nobel prize in literature . Symbol of Ireland is harp musical instrument. Imbolc is Irish festival originally pagan celebration observed from February 1 to sunset on February 2 , it’s mid point between winter solstice and spring equinox, they coined pagan sabbath feast day of Saint Brigid . As I told you before Iam Arabic lady subscriber to several British and American TH-cam channels. Actually i studied English both language and literature. I stil remember play rising of moon written by lady of Gregory Irish playwright, folklorist, known for co founder of abbey theatre , her notable work Irish literary revival . I studied till second year and left college it’s will of god not mine. I hope I can learn a lot from your knowledge. Good luck to you your loved ones.
I must say, I am very impressed with your knowledge of all things Irish, especially in the literature world. Thank you for sharing.
Beautiful flowers !!
Gorgeous bouquet!
Lovely flowers.. I play with it myself alot... I am in Australia Are they a UK native bumble bee? No yellow strips? as we see here
I am not in the UK.
All looks just beautiful Colette!!
Your garden looks so lovely. I purchased a bird feeder this year & filled it up with bird food. Ive loved watching the birds feed & seen new varieties of birds i hadnt noticed before. The only problem is that ive started getting rats & I definitely dont want to encourage those. So now I'm torn & dont know what to do. To feed or not to feed, that is the question 🤔
Beautiful arrangement!