R and I went to Compton Verney today, to see the exhibition Bruegel to Rembrandt, which I enjoyed very much. We also had a decent salad lunch in the café, and then I left R catching up on emails and … Continued
Oh no – sorry. It’s not The Reverend Robert Walker Skating on Duddingston Loch – it’s a Moorhen. R and I were in Warwick again today, on the coldest morning of the winter so far. Afterwards we dropped down to … Continued
I started the day at the little wetland reserve Stratford District Council have established off the Warwick Road, but there was very little going on – there were a few Long-tailed Tits in the spinney, which wouldn’t stay still to have … Continued
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
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
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
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
