Mad as a coot
In the spirit of Valentine’s Day, I present to you a couple of male coots, ripping strips off one another because the one on the right had spoken inappropriately to the girlfriend of the one on the left. If the … Continued
In the spirit of Valentine’s Day, I present to you a couple of male coots, ripping strips off one another because the one on the right had spoken inappropriately to the girlfriend of the one on the left. If the … Continued
After receiving some news this morning that was saddening if not unexpected, I felt a strong need to be out walking, so I headed for the nearest walkable stretch of the Avon, between Bidford and Marlcliff. The tufted ducks of … Continued
When R and I had coffee at Hillers a few days ago, he left his scarf behind in the café – which was all the excuse we needed to make a return trip today. He went off to retrieve the … Continued
R and I had lunch in Stratford today, ran some errands, and walked quite a lot of riverbank. There were a few redwings digging up the rec’ for worms, and a couple of pied wagtails flitting chattily along the south … Continued
We were in Stratford this morning, running errands, when R spotted the bicycle piano busker Rimski in the Bancroft Gardens, surrounded as usual by a crowd of amused onlookers. We haven’t seen him for a while (it’s nearly three years … Continued