Spring has sprung, The grass is ris, I wonder where the birdies is? R and I went to Stratford this morning, on an overcast and showery spring equinox. The river was almost devoid of birds, the black-headed gulls having left … Continued
I spent much of the day in the garden, doing a rough tidy of the long border at the front of the house. There was a definite feel of spring in the air, and noticeably more invertebrates out and about. … Continued
I don’t know why the Romans felt that they needed a word to describe the state of being feather-footed, but apparently they did, and ‘plumipes’ was it. ‘Anthophora’, I think, is a Greek term for flowering plants. So this little … Continued
It was another vile day, so outdoor play was off the agenda and the Boy Wonder decided to catch up with some office work. Here you see him typing one-handed, while fielding a phone call (“‘Allo?”) with the other. Luckily … Continued
It was so stormy overnight that this morning I had to retrieve a large garden rubbish bucket, which yesterday was tucked into what’s normally a sheltered space between the patio wall and the back wall of the house, from half … Continued
