Lucky
R and I were on our way home from Stratford at lunch time today, and were heading out of Long Marston towards Pebworth, when a smallish speckled bird flew across the road in front of the car. Raptor?? I thought, … Continued
No-mow May
A couple of years ago, for good reasons, we had to leave the garden to its own devices for several months, by the end of which time nature had substantially reclaimed it. At the point when the front lawn reached … Continued
Family life
R and I made another trip to London today, to see the Zurbarán exhibition at the National Gallery. We both enjoyed it – though probably not as much as the Guardian’s art critic Jonathan Jones, who gave it a five … Continued
Brown Blue
A tiny number of damselflies have now turned up at Cleeve Prior Community Orchard – today I counted three Azure Damselflies and a single female Banded Demoiselle – but the season feels desperately slow in getting going there. Perhaps it … Continued
Late lunch
I was slow to get moving this morning, and it was early afternoon before I made it down to the river at Cleeve Prior Mill. Every time I visit the site now I’m hoping to see either the first Scarce … Continued