Sunny
Since having Covid last month I’ve been struggling to get back to a normal level of activity, and I’ve ended up dealing with just the most urgent tasks from my to-do list and letting everything else drift. This hasn’t been … Continued
Golden boy
In another odd piece of synchronicity, here is the Boy Wonder kneeling under a beech tree this afternoon, searching for nuts, on the day when Chris Packham explained about mast years – that is, the cyclical fruiting of beech trees … Continued
Ten-spotted ten-spot
I find 10-spot ladybirds in my garden regularly but infrequently, though I don’t always recognise them immediately. The ones I see here tend to look like small, pale harlequins, and a few years ago I recorded one as such, but … Continued
Buss, buss, buss
“If seven maids with seven mops Swept it for half a year, Do you suppose,” the Walrus said, “That they could get it clear?” “I doubt it,” said the Carpenter, And shed a bitter tear. From The Walrus and the … Continued
Fruit Friday
I do like fresh apricots, but I confess to having bought these yesterday with a view to making this image. The weather forecast for today was poor, and I thought they’d give me an easy, quick photo even if I … Continued
Victoria Park
Another day of fun and frolics for R and me, over in the Principality with Baby B. He was an absolute poppet, except when he wasn’t, but by the time we arrived home this evening we were almost too tired … Continued
