Mine!
Among humans possession is nine-tenths of the law, allegedly, but in the world of birds it mainly comes down to an equation between size and natural aggression. If the antagonist here had been a Blackbird or a Jackdaw, I doubt … Continued
Storm-tossed
R and I went over to Farmoor Reservoir this morning, where a Great Northern Diver was reported, and photographed, yesterday. Sadly, we found that it had moved on overnight, which was pretty ungenerous of it as today is my birthday, … Continued
Christmas bokeh
The Offspring came to see us today, and while we were waiting for them to arrive R and I blitzed the rest of the Christmas decorating. I had a bit of a panic mid-afternoon when I remembered that I hadn’t … Continued
Coordination
It poured with rain for much of the day, and I was dubious about the Met Office forecast that we were due a late spell of sunshine, but as I came out of the supermarket early this afternoon I realised … Continued
Get-together
A jazz musician, a retired BBC producer, and a former management consultant went into a restaurant with a woman who takes photos and writes nonsense on the internet, and a thoroughly enjoyable afternoon was had by all of them. Family … Continued
Serendipity
Today was concert day so I was running against the clock, but I had to go to Stratford this morning, and I was rattling around the house trying to gather keys, phone, glasses, etc. as quickly as possible so I … Continued