I continued a one man mission to reduce the alkanet population at Loris community gardens, they must think some weird alkanet-based fairy keep emerging and filling their bins!

A successful solo mission tonight with a quick run as well before hand on tired legs still not fully recovered from the marathon!

Lovely to be in Loris Gardens again.

Took a fork and went to work digging out a lot of the blue alkanet that had taken over some of the beds.

Also got to see a tawny mining bee (pictured) taking a break on one of the leaves. This is a solitary bee species that only emerges April to May time, so a good way of knowing that spring has sprung upon us.

A lovely time out in the Sun, capped off either side by a little run to try and get some fitness back!

A solo group run as I made myself down to the riverfront and collected trash from down by the rivertree.

Rich pickings tonight as I got many a plastic bottle washed up on the shore, meaning my small bin bag was quickly filled!

In a classic display of hubris, I got the wrong date and time for a mission so had to think of one on the fly.

Luckily just around the corner was a regular haunt of ours Loris gardens and some pesky alkanets that needed some attention so off we went!

We also saw several marks of spring, with buds on the trees and a little bee queen escorted to safety off the path.

Thanks to all for coming! This week we are at Loris Gardens (promise!)

A brisk Tuesday evening saw me head along to Loris Community Gardens at the last minute and take out some of the weeds that had started to creep over the site with the (slightly) warming temperatures!

After some successful digging I also went around the site and cleared some of the encroaching dirt off the paths to make them look a little nicer and be more accessible,

Suffice to say, dragging a bike out of the pond was not my usual idea of Tuesday entertainment but here we are.

We spent the time digging out persistent weeds that were ruining our beautiful path, as well as identifying where the path actually ends for on both sides.

Thanks to Biscuits for coming! See you next time!