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Although today was supposed to be all about office work I did quite a bit of photography too, including a bug hunt and a walk all the way round the village, snapping various sections of verge as possible shots for … Continued

This morning my disinclination to waste good photography time on gardening met my mounting stress over the state of the front garden head-on, and lost. Luckily, knowing that my hands are quite rheumatic at the moment, R insisted that he … Continued

I don’t have any fascinating news to share with you today, except that I logged a couple of species of hoverfly this afternoon which I’d never seen before. I know – the excitement is almost overwhelming, isn’t it?! But let’s … Continued

Firstly, may I thank everyone who left good wishes for R and me yesterday – we were very touched by your kindness! I’ll try to answer you all personally tomorrow. This morning I was feeling possibly just a tiny bit … Continued

27 years ago today, I married my handsome prince (after kissing a few frogs, and one or two absolute toads). Neither of us is exactly an easy furrow to plough, and I daresay there were people who thought it wouldn’t … Continued

Or: Farntnarkling on a Murky Day All the world’s a stage, De dum de dum de dahdum something something. In Stratford-upon-Avon pretty much everything revolves around Shakespeare – and it would appear that the world revolves around Stratford-upon-Avon. Who knew? … Continued

Having decided yesterday that I would go on a butterfly safari today, I leapt out of bed this morning, threw open the curtains, and discovered that it was sheeting with rain. That’ll teach me not to check the weather forecast. … Continued

I had various thoughts today about an image for Mono Monday: I could have blipped a family heirloom, though I think I’ve already done most of the photogenic ones; or an interesting gravestone, except that last Wednesday’s tomb would be … Continued

I’ve deliberately given myself a quieter day than yesterday – not least because of the heat, which was pretty fierce today – but I did prune a few shrubs so I could at least feel that I’d done something useful. … Continued

I didn’t see the beginning of this encounter, so I can’t tell you whether he brought her a bug as a present, or simply sneaked up behind her while she was having her lunch – but either way he was … Continued