Christmas spirit
Well. That was a crazy day. After breakfast R and I went to Waitrose to buy Christmas drinks and a few other bits and pieces, then sat in the café for a while over a leisurely coffee and croissant, doing … Continued
Clot
posted in: Damselflies, Dragonflies, Invertebrates, My garden, Odonata, Warwickshire, Worcestershire |
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The synchronised emergence of Large Red Damselflies from our ponds that conspicuously didn’t happen six weeks ago when we were hoping and looking for it, seems to be happening now. Today we had four emerge from the wildlife pond, and … Continued
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
Grinling Gibbons
If you’re a fan of Grinling Gibbons, or of wood carving, or of sculpture, or of C17th British history, I can’t recommend too strongly that you take yourself off to Compton Verney in Warwickshire at your earliest convenience, to see … Continued
