Today’s guest picture comes from Sandy. He has attached a bird box to his shed and is very happy to see that it is getting used by blue tits. The day started with a WhatsApp conversation with Annie and Joe and our granddaughter Evie. Evie is ten months old now and very grown up. WeContinue reading “Azalea Armageddon”
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Attila the gardener at work
Today’s guest picture is another from Bruce’s recent walk. As well as his uncommunicative stranger, he encountered fifty shades of green. I don’t think there can be a greener local view than this one. After the excitements of yesterday, it was back to the well trodden paths of lockdown today. I rose late, ate aContinue reading “Attila the gardener at work”
The calm after the storm
Today’s guest picture was sent to me by Dropscone and shows the sort of food he had to put up with on his recent holiday abroad. Standing in a gale looking at wild flowers for several hours yesterday proved to be curiously tiring and when I woke up this morning, I felt very much likeContinue reading “The calm after the storm”
The morning after the night before
Today’s guest picture shows a gannet which my brother Andrew met at Flamborough Head. He met more more exciting things too while he was there, which will appear on another day. A rather soggy post today, I am afraid, as I stayed up all last night watching the results of the Brexit referendum coming inContinue reading “The morning after the night before”