Monthly Archives: November 2017

As soon as R saw this photo he said, “That’s your blip.” I’ve spent the past two hours havering over some others that I liked just as much, before deciding that if one of us has a strong preference, I … Continued

R and I were in Stratford at lunch time today, running errands, and I was happy to see the Midlands Birds of Prey Rescue stall in the market on Waterside. This is the smaller of the the two Eurasian eagle … Continued

“We humans think we are smart, but an orchid, for example, knows how to produce noble, symmetrical flowers, and a snail knows how to make a beautiful, well-proportioned shell. Compared with their knowledge, ours is not worth much at all. … Continued

I achieved a ton of things today, but most of them are invisible to anyone other than me and my Mac so I’d struggle to prove it if interrogated. I finally made it out of the door with a camera … Continued

I’m gonna wash that man right outa my hair*, I’m gonna wash that man right outa my hair*, I’m gonna wash that man right outa my hair*, And send him on his way.… I know – it’s another photo of … Continued

I thought I saw some Scandinavian redwings in the hedge opposite the house this morning, eating sloes – but they were back lit and I couldn’t be sure. I was about to take a photo so that I could enlarge … Continued

I have two C******** cacti, neither of which appears to be capable of reading a calendar: we don’t use the ‘C’ word around here until December, but the cacti are currently practising competitive flowering. I’ve blipped the more magenta one … Continued

I was primed to take part in the Mono Monday challenge today: I had photos of some cake, which I could have passed off as a guilty pleasure, though in fact I don’t spoil good cake by experiencing guilt over … Continued

It being a bright (though bitterly cold) day, R and I went over to Croome to take our walk. Cake was not eaten, but the cheese scones proved irresistible. The estate was busy, though only the car park and café … Continued

A woman and man must bring into the world a child by birth. A tree on the earth must lose its leaves; the branches mourn. Those who are ready must go; the doomed die and every day struggle against their … Continued