Frosty
After relieving his father of the Boy Wonder in Monmouth this morning, R and I whisked him off to Croome for a sausage brunch and a walk. The sausages were a hit, but the walk didn’t take long because it … Continued
Acericerus
The equinoctial gales arrived today, with a vengeance. I looked out of the kitchen window at the wildly swaying trees in the back garden, checked my weather app, which was promising 40mph gusts, and said, “Only an idiot would try … Continued
Old acquaintance
I was walking back towards the house from the wild garden this afternoon, when I saw this old female Common Darter resting on the arm of the garden bench. I don’t have any way of knowing whether it was the … Continued
Fruitfulness
After a good uninterrupted eight hours of sleep, I woke this morning feeling much better. R is still suffering pretty badly though, so our plans to roller-skate up the Long Mynd had to be put on hold, and we spent … Continued
