Intent
This morning I did my weekly web site update, then made up some butter bean stew (always known in this family, for reasons, as ‘slunge’) in the slow cooker, and finally prepped a third batch of marmalade. Then R and … Continued
Vole’s eye view
If it’s a lucky vole, that is, watching from the grass as the owl skims overhead. A less lucky vole would see that yellow glare swivel in its direction, followed probably by not much else. Despite a glorious sunny morning … Continued
Locked and loaded
Conditions were a little tricky at the owl field this afternoon: there were five owls in the air (good), but they kept getting into conflict with each other and flying high, rather than hunting low across the field (bad), and … Continued
Owl of the day
“Did you miss all this?” said HB at the end of the afternoon – meaning the three owl-free winters we’ve been through, rather than the biting cold on the top of the scarp, and the long hours spent standing around … Continued
Irresistible
I wasn’t going to go – I really wasn’t – but the light was good, and the forecast was reasonable… and in the end the siren call of the Cotswold owls was too strong, and I went. The lane was … Continued
Happy New Bird
I slept in late today, and by the time I surfaced the bright morning light was already fading. Even with the cloud building though, I couldn’t resist a trip to Cheltenham, where I knew that at least eight Waxwings were … Continued