Typical
I photographed several of the usual suspects today – Black-headed Gulls in Stratford this morning, and Honey Bees and Shieldbugs (various) in the garden this afternoon – but as you know, two of the things I find hardest to resist … Continued
Eye of the storm
There’s a luxurious patch of ivy growing along the top of the tall old farm wall that borders our yard, which flowers later than any other ivy in the area. Given that it’s south-facing, I have absolutely no idea why … Continued
Absolute unit
I was practising some Haydn in advance of a choir rehearsal – an assertion that might surprise anyone who had the bad luck to be sitting in my vicinity later in the evening – when R arrived at my desk, … Continued
Mood indigo
Pottering around the garden this afternoon, I came across a group of at least eight Green Shieldbugs resting on adjacent leaves in one of the Norway maples. This was interesting in itself because I’d never seen this behaviour before, but … Continued
Dilapidation
The weather improved again today, so R and I decided to go to Stratford for lunch. While he improved his step count by walking the long way round, I detoured over to the reed beds by Lucy’s Mill Bridge in … Continued
Spray’n’pray
This morning R and I set to and reclaimed the secret garden, which over the spring and summer had become so overgrown that the inaccessible garden would have been a better nickname for it. I wasn’t sure how far we’d … Continued