tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8990121379662700939.post7512356046819523601..comments2023-08-11T13:33:12.387+01:00Comments on Pictures Just Pictures: OLIVE LEAVES AGAINST A BLUE SKYLucy Corranderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13743561298706555813noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8990121379662700939.post-91271164518171642232008-09-04T12:50:00.000+01:002008-09-04T12:50:00.000+01:00Thanks for the info. I'll try to sort the feed. ...Thanks for the info. I'll try to sort the feed. I was thinking it was just Blotanical that was the problem.<BR/><BR/>(I think Blotanical is really good once you've worked out how to find your way around . . . . and I've a theory that Stuart leaves it like that on purpose so people start talking to each other as they navigate - or don't!)<BR/><BR/>LucyLucy Corranderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13743561298706555813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8990121379662700939.post-63527004429322887452008-09-04T12:43:00.000+01:002008-09-04T12:43:00.000+01:00The problem is with the Blogger feed and I think a...The problem is with the Blogger feed and I think anything with Blotanical is another story. I have to say that I’m finding it (Blotanical) intensely slow to do anything and I’m spending far too much time that I shouldn’t be going back in forth in it. I also find the fav-ing frustrating – I haven’t worked it out yet !<BR/><BR/>Yes, blogging is fun and one can play around with all sorts of things. But, I <B>am</B> in France and apart from a little artistic licence to make a story more interesting, it is very much my day-to-day life.<BR/><BR/>As for Dorchester ... I do own (am leaseholder of) somewhere. It may sound glamourous but things are not always what they seem, as you probably know ...bare-faced gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11443647417719784835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8990121379662700939.post-90222657987219047862008-09-04T11:41:00.000+01:002008-09-04T11:41:00.000+01:00Bare Faced GardenerI can't think of any way in whi...Bare Faced Gardener<BR/><BR/>I can't think of any way in which you might have offended me! Gracious no!<BR/><BR/>About Antelope Walk . . . of course that's tantalising . . . but one of the good things (and fun things) about the internet and blogs . . . is that we can say as much or as little about ourselves as we like.<BR/><BR/>It may be that you know Dorchester . . . it may be that you are really living down the road from me and not in France at all . . . who knows? (I mean, my next door neighbour claims to be living on Mars at present . . . !) . . . or you may have looked up kitchen shops on the internet and thrown in some 'local knowledge' to add to the mystery!<BR/><BR/>Don't worry. Have fun with it . . .<BR/><BR/>(My own practice tends to be that I meander around a bit on my blogs . . . but that in proper emails I try to be absolutely straight with people.)<BR/><BR/>As for the RSS Feed. I don't know what's going wrong. Blotanical isn't picking up my latest posts and the 'Blogs' section on my Blotanical 'Plot' won't open . . . so I can't 'Ping'.<BR/><BR/>It's very annoying. I've just been round and left lots of little notices on people's plots letting them know about <A HREF="http://picturesjustpictures.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">PICTURES JUST PICTURES</A> whereupon - it vanishes from the lists!<BR/><BR/>I sent a note to Stuart about this - but still haven't heard back from him.<BR/><BR/>Oh the trials of life!<BR/><BR/>LucyLucy Corranderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13743561298706555813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8990121379662700939.post-24917027408142412842008-09-04T10:35:00.000+01:002008-09-04T10:35:00.000+01:00I was always sure that we could grow olive trees i...I was always sure that we could grow olive trees in the UK. We’ve got half a dozen old trees here that have done practically nothing until, that is, you prune them ! But your theory could be right – rain when they’re flowering is not good.<BR/><BR/>I got concerned last night when this blog wasn’t updating on my list – there appears to be a problem with your Atom/RSS feed.<BR/>For a terrible moment I thought I might have offended you, or worse, (heaven forbid) have <I>frightened</I> you with the kitchen shop/Antelope Walk thing.<BR/>I do hope not. It is just a bit of fun and all will be revealed very soon ...bare-faced gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11443647417719784835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8990121379662700939.post-55007972354562188622008-09-03T09:13:00.000+01:002008-09-03T09:13:00.000+01:00Compostings -Really glad you like the olive tree ...Compostings -<BR/><BR/>Really glad you like the olive tree photo.<BR/><BR/>Glad too you found it.<BR/><BR/>There's something wrong with my Blotanical plot and I can't get to the 'My Blog' section - which means I can't ping the new posts . . . so the olive tree doesn't show up on its lists.<BR/><BR/>Today's one doesn't seem to have gone through either.<BR/><BR/>I have been dropping in and out of your posts throughout the summer and continue to enjoy your blog.<BR/><BR/>It's nice and light-hearted at the same time as being informative.<BR/><BR/>LucyLucy Corranderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13743561298706555813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8990121379662700939.post-43481420086861830892008-09-03T09:03:00.000+01:002008-09-03T09:03:00.000+01:00Easy Gardener - I'm glad you like the olive leaves...Easy Gardener - I'm glad you like the olive leaves and the sky.<BR/><BR/>Although we got off to a good start in June, the rest of the summer in Dorset hasn't been exactly 'summery'. Nevertheless, there have been quite a few of these totally-blue-sky days as we have gone along.<BR/><BR/>The olive tree has no olives this year. I wasn't expecting many but last year there were a few and to have olives in the garden feels special.<BR/><BR/>My theory (I'm good at theories!) is that the early heat brought the pollinating insects out too soon, then the rains bumped them off.<BR/><BR/>There were masses and masses of hoverflies when the bay tree flowered - and bees around the early roses. The apple tree in Esther's picture has produced the best crop yet . . . but there are no grapes on either of her vines. Not a single one. Other years, they have sometimes ripened in time to be tasty, and sometimes not - but there have always been some. This year - nothing.<BR/><BR/>Here's fingers crossed for next year!<BR/><BR/>LucyLucy Corranderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13743561298706555813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8990121379662700939.post-64087876736013640502008-09-03T02:22:00.000+01:002008-09-03T02:22:00.000+01:00Gorgeous.Gorgeous.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8990121379662700939.post-13062792538563961662008-09-02T19:38:00.000+01:002008-09-02T19:38:00.000+01:00Your picture reminds me of Greece where I usually ...Your picture reminds me of Greece where I usually go on holiday - I love the intense blue sky. <BR/>I've actually got a recipe for preserving olives - I just need my tree to produce some that are larger than a pea.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com