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It was a lovely day today, but I was feeling a bit offish – so instead of doing useful things I went on a bug safari round the village. I was out for about two hours, and came back with … Continued
If I were ever granted a special power, the one I would want is the ability to fly. Or maybe, to be able to vaporise lying politicians. No, flight – definitely. Probably…. Anyway, as soon as I saw that the … Continued
I don’t know the exact truth of this – the world of rose-breeding is full of charmingly romantic stories, of dubious veracity – but I have read that Rosa banksiae was bred in about 1825 by Lady Banks, whose husband … Continued
? Everybody needs good naaaaybours…? One of the phrases I remember from my youth with no fondness whatsoever is “For Heaven’s sake, stop moping about with a face like a wet week, and go and do something useful.” I deny … Continued
With poor weather forecast for the next couple of days, I thought I had better get out and do a butterfly hunt this morning. There’s a field on the far side of the village which I always refer to as … Continued
“Oh Will, it’s gone horribly wrong round here, with this damned referendum. What do you think about it all?” We have seen better days. “You can say that again. I’m still not sure how the vote went the way it … Continued