New Year’s Eve
R and I went to Stratford for lunch today, as we like to do on New Year’s Eve. At the third time of trying we finally managed a meal at the Turquoise Kitchen (the previous two bookings having had to … Continued
Flight practice
This morning H and S set off back to the Frozen North (H still a bit under the weather with what now looks pretty clearly like a virus), and suddenly the house was huge and empty. So R and I … Continued
Golden hour
The Cardiff crew managed to depart the Shire at lunchtime, despite multiple delaying tactics by the Boy Wonder. His word of the day is “alleyway”, which he learned this morning when R and I walked over to the Airbnb and … Continued
Territorial
Who hogged all the seed? You hogged all the seed. Right up until a Blackbird swooped in with a lot of noise and kerfuffle, when you beat a hasty retreat into the depths of the nearest yew tree. If you … Continued
Birthday treats
What a contrast. We went to Compton Verney today, as we also did on my birthday two years ago, when I took one of my favourite ever photos of the lake. Today it was sunny, the temperature was +7 rather … Continued
It’s beginning to look…
…. and this Robin seems almost as alarmed about it as I’m currently feeling. I promised myself that this year I’d keep everything relaxed and low-key, but I’m at the stage where everything I cross off the top of my … Continued