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Oswestry Rural Parish Councillor for Morda with Sweeney ward. Current projects include rejuvenating a large, and long neglected, veg garden ..... and supporting Stoke City FC. All opinions my own.

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rcfwaab.bsky.social @rcfwaab.bsky.social · Sep 21

Thrilled to find a #Bullace tree in a local hedge. A strain of the insititia subspecies of Prunus domestica (thanks Wikipedia). Apparently popular in the time of the #Tudors

#Oswestry #Shropshire #FruitTrees
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bullace

rcfwaab.bsky.social @rcfwaab.bsky.social · Sep 21

#RainDrops on an #Apple after last night's rain
#Oswestry #Shropshire #Orchard

rcfwaab.bsky.social @rcfwaab.bsky.social · Sep 17

Tart, but less so than usual

rcfwaab.bsky.social @rcfwaab.bsky.social · Sep 12

Another elegant #Insect, possibly a Mottled Shield Bug (Rhaphigaster nebulosa) #Oswestry #Shropshire #BritishInsects

rcfwaab.bsky.social @rcfwaab.bsky.social · Sep 10

Impressive crop of #damsons in the #orchard this year. Note #FeatheredScavengers waiting for #Windfalls

#Oswestry #Shropshire #FruitTrees #ShropshireDamsons

Large crop of damsons

rcfwaab.bsky.social @rcfwaab.bsky.social · Aug 25

#Sourdough - Holes with a bit of bread round them

rcfwaab.bsky.social @rcfwaab.bsky.social · Aug 17

#Caterpillars of #LargeWhiteButterfly and #SmallWhiteButterfly doing a job on the #RedCabbage crop
#Shropshire #Oswestry #BrassicaPredators

rcfwaab.bsky.social @rcfwaab.bsky.social · Aug 13

Splendid #GardenTigerMoth #Caterpillar hanging out in the garden.

#Oswstry #Shropshire #BritishMoths

rcfwaab.bsky.social @rcfwaab.bsky.social · Aug 13

Cheerful looking small green #ShieldBug visited me in the garden today.

#Oswstry #Shropshire #BritishInsects

rcfwaab.bsky.social @rcfwaab.bsky.social · Aug 11

Somebody's parked their #MagicCarpet on the lawn
#Oswestry #Shropshire

rcfwaab.bsky.social @rcfwaab.bsky.social · Aug 4

There are benefits is letting #Dill go to seed.

#Shropshire #Oswestry #HerbGarden #FlowerArranging

rcfwaab.bsky.social @rcfwaab.bsky.social · Aug 1

Flies and Wasps Clearing Up

#Oswestry #Shropshire #OrchardWork #Flies #Wasps

rcfwaab.bsky.social @rcfwaab.bsky.social · Jul 29

Magpie Moth (Abraxas grossulariata) trying to get at my Brassicas"
#Oswestry #Shropshire #BritishMoths #CabbageCrime

rcfwaab.bsky.social @rcfwaab.bsky.social · Jul 21

I parked overnight under a hazel tree. A hazel tree with nuts. A hazel tree with nuts that the squirrels had found.
#HazelNuts #squirrels #Shropshire #Oswestry

rcfwaab.bsky.social @rcfwaab.bsky.social · Jul 2

Lovage flowers against an angry sky

#GardenHerbs #WaitingForRain #Oswestry #Shropshire

rcfwaab.bsky.social @rcfwaab.bsky.social · May 19

Came across this handsome chap in the strawberry patch this afternoon.
#BritishInsects #Beetles #Trefonen #Oswestry #Shropshire

rcfwaab.bsky.social @rcfwaab.bsky.social · May 12

Lord of all he surveys
#CockPheasant #Trefonen #Oswestry #Shropshire #BirdOnAWall

Cock Pheasant on a wall looking out over a rural scene

rcfwaab.bsky.social @rcfwaab.bsky.social · May 3

Tawny mining bee accompanying me in the veg garden this afternoon

#VegetableGarden #BritishBees #Trefonen #Oswestry #Shropshire

rcfwaab.bsky.social @rcfwaab.bsky.social · Apr 7

Surprised to come across a #SteamTrain on a quick trip to #Shrewsbury #Shropshire this afternoon

rcfwaab.bsky.social @rcfwaab.bsky.social · Apr 7

#HotAirBalloon and #Moon over #Trefonen #Shropshire this evening
#mooninabluesky #KubíčekBalloons

rcfwaab.bsky.social @rcfwaab.bsky.social · Mar 7

Frogspawn on a stone wall. Removed from nearby pond by bird or squirrel?

#Trefonen #Oswestry #Shropshire #Frogspawn #SpringIsHere

rcfwaab.bsky.social @rcfwaab.bsky.social · Mar 1

St. David's Day and the first daffodils have appeared in the orchard

rcfwaab.bsky.social @rcfwaab.bsky.social · Feb 2

Mercian Royalty decorating #ShrewsburyStation ? #Shropshire #Mercia #Royalty #Shrewsbury #RailwayStation

rcfwaab.bsky.social @rcfwaab.bsky.social · Jan 19

rcfwaab.bsky.social @rcfwaab.bsky.social · Jan 18

Found a great copy, in an English translation, of "The Trials of Enoc Huws" by Daniel Owen in Books Llangollen. My great uncle was secretary of the Daniel Owen Society for many years.
#DanielOwen #WelshLiterature #BooksLlangollen #NovelsInTranslation #Llangollen #BookShops