Lukewarm
This morning I went up to Cleeve Prior to check what was happening at the Community Orchard, and then went looking for the site of the old Cleeve Mill. Back when we lived in Cleeve this stretch of the Avon … Continued
Blue Chaser, Take Two
After spending the morning sorting out financial stuff at my desk I decided it was time to tackle the small mountain of errands I’d amassed, so I devised a round-Warwickshire tour that would encompass them all. Somehow it also managed … Continued
Soldiering on
If I told you how many photos I took of these soldier beetles on the riverbank in Stratford today, in order to achieve precisely one that was in focus, you’d probably laugh. I’d have to admit that it wasn’t one … Continued
Beautifuller
A couple of weeks ago I posted my first Beautiful Demoiselle of the season, from the feeder stream in the Heart of England Forest at Barton. Today I went back and saw several mature specimens of both sexes, though only … Continued
Distaff side
A series of storms yesterday evening caused some flash flooding locally, and today we had to suffer the consequences: our wild garden was impassable in anything other than wellingtons, and the walk from the car park at Barton to the … Continued
