Umble
In the middle of a very busy day, I managed about half an hour in Holy Trinity churchyard, where a voracious gang of pigeons descended on the food I put out and scoffed almost all of it. Obviously they have … Continued
Local Ice Cream
From time to time I amuse myself by wondering what people from the past would think of the way we live now, if they suddenly time-travelled forward from their own era. This pondering began at a time when I was … Continued
Distant Diver
There’s been a Great Northern Diver at Foxcote Reservoir in Buckinghamshire for a few days now, and as it was still being reported this morning, and it was a bright, sunny day, I thought I’d drive over and take a … Continued
A chaos of gulls
A dreary, damp Monday morning in Stratford was enlivened by quarter of an hour at the river, watching a succession of people arriving and throwing bird food, and the absolute scenes that immediately followed. ‘Feeding frenzy’ barely covers it. As … Continued
Emergency Robin
Today wasn’t the best day I’ve ever experienced. After running through the usual Saturday morning chores, I had to go out to Bourton-on-the-Hill for a sectional rehearsal for our upcoming choir concert. This went surprisingly well, to be fair, but … Continued
The Skating Minister
Oh no – sorry. It’s not The Reverend Robert Walker Skating on Duddingston Loch – it’s a Moorhen. R and I were in Warwick again today, on the coldest morning of the winter so far. Afterwards we dropped down to … Continued