Ephemeral
When I my car went through its MOT last month it came back with an advisory notice that one of the tyres was approaching the legal tread limit, so this afternoon I went into Stratford to have a new tyre … Continued
Hatching a plan
R and I had the best time imaginable with Baby B today. Later this week he’ll turn six months old, which seems to be the magical point at which every day becomes a journey of adventure, and he was engaged, … Continued
Twenty two
There’s something mildly amusing about a creature that’s less than five millimetres long having an extremely long name, and this tiny ladybird would probably be astonished if it knew that humans have named it Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata. The Germans call it … Continued
Summer Solstice
Hmmm. It would have been easier to tell that it was the longest day of the year if the sun had ever shown its face. Instead it was overcast, dark and dreary. And windy, and quite cold. On the plus … Continued