Tattoodave

At one time I could have probably told you what it's called in Japan too, but my mind is full of other guff and I forget these things that never crop up in civilised conversation. I probably know more about trees that anything, having started growing bonsai at the age of 12. Having thought about it the Japanese for cherry blossom is sakura, and plum is mume, I know that Prunus cerasifera doesn't grow there, so they probably have no name for it, so I shall call it sakura mume. Dave

You win the praise and adoration of those less noble!! The Prunus genus is vast, and as I did a two year stint in Japan late 1980 - mid 1983 I saw a lot of cherry blossom and have had bonsai from trees within the species, I'm now looking for a wild plum whilst in Spain that I can dig up and eventually turn into a bonsai.

Well done that man, known as cherry plum, and has a variety that is grown a lot in the US that is known as the Pissard plum, always makes me titter. It's fun to exercise the grey matter at times, incidentally, the Spanish for cherry is cereza, what a small world.

Very close, the first five letters of your specific are correct, so nearly there.

This is a British native, and comes in quite a few cultivars now, some with purple leaves and fruit. The common name is a combination of two fruit names, as in blackberry apple, but obviously not that, I'm not wanting to give anymore away, I was hoping there'd be someone with a decent plant knowledge on here other than me and Suze.

Same family, that is Prunus domestica, but you can make jams and jellies with this fruit too.

That's a long way from being in flower in the UK, the mock orange is a Philadelphus which flowers in the summer.

Prunus is the genus name for the cherry, almond, peach, apricot, nectarine and plum, and the common name for the hedging plant is a combination of two of them, if I have to give anymore clues I'll be telling you what it is.

It's certainly not a quince, true quince wouldn't grow well in the UK. Have PM'd you to see if anyone has the courage to guess. Dave

Nice one, if you ever get near a market that sell candied fruit/ nuts etc. Get some candied green grapefruit rind, it's wonderful in gin or vodka. I'm just off out with the dog, hoping not to gash my leg open like I did Friday night in the process.

Tattoo Dave does know!!

Same family Steve, well done

No Peter, if you want a clue it's a Prunus

I feel loathed to tell anyone what it is, though it is quite common, and now available in many forms with both coloured flowers and leaves. Makes a nice bonsai too

Do you want an answer from someone with a degree in botany?

I saw swallows just over a week ago in southern Spain, slowly heading north, I think these ones go to France rather that the UK, the British ones fly over Portugal and up, but it's a good sign. I've almost got a yearning to go back to the Greek islands now, the last time I went to Crete and thoroughly enjoyed it, though I prefer the smaller, more intimate islands like Serifos, Sifnos, Naxos and Paros.

There's a German owned smooth dog puppy here in Spain, he's very friendly, about 11 months old, I told the owner if he ever wanted someone to walk him I'd do it for free. My wire haired was a vegetarian, never looked at a bone even when offered, preferred pasta.

She's stunning, I had a wire haired live to the age of 24, not at all typical of the breed in that he liked cats.

More fox terrier photos please, I've had wires and smooths over the years and they are probably my favourite breed, though don't tell my Happy, he'd be upset.

I have brought Absolut for £6 a litre in the past, you can occasionally pick up a nice malt for about £20 a bottle, it's only just over an hour away by car, and it's far cheaper to fill the tank there too.

My last shopping trip to Gibraltar had Tanqueray for £8 a litre, sadly you're not allowed to bring more than one litre back over the border, so much for the united Europe.

The green stuff this end is crystallised grapefruit skin and rind, and it's my favourite accompaniment to a gin and tonic or martini, it beats olives into a cocked hat

Another Sunday night chill out sound, the flip to "Walk like a man", quite crackly though

A Sunday chill out track, the flip to "No more heartaches, no more pain"...

You'd be surprised, there's a couple that are serious birders, Steve and Martyn, I'm more into plants and butterflies, but there are others too.