Diagonal
We had to be in Stratford for most of the afternoon, and honestly, it wasn’t much fun. The rain set in fairly slowly, but it was cold, with a cutting wind, and the way the gulls and pigeons were hurling … Continued
Bird therapy
The weather seesawed back to ‘Dreary’ today, and I felt the need of some bird therapy. There were no interesting bird alerts anywhere within a fifty-mile radius though, so I took the line of least resistance and went up to … Continued
Song Thrush
“Looks like a Mistle Thrush,” said someone next to me. “You don’t see many of them.” “I don’t think so,” I said. “It’s not pale enough.” “Hmm. I think it is.” “Plus,” I said, “It sounds like a Song Thrush. … Continued
It’s beginning to look…
Oh, please. Just don’t, OK? Even though it all started kicking off around here about three weeks ago, some of us aren’t yet ready to get with the twinkly, ho-ho-ho, gifts piled under the tree, turkey ordered, sprouts boiling, house … Continued
Almost-mono Monday
It was another of those days when it felt as if it would rain for ever, but it wasn’t as heavy as the forecast had suggested it might be, and R and I had some errands to run, so we … 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