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I had to go to Stratford this morning to run a couple of errands, and took the big gear with me in the hope that the weather might be better there than at home, and that there just might be … 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
It was a trying kind of a day – not least for anyone who had to deal with me as my emotional temperature soared – but a few good things happened, and this was one of them. As I walked … Continued
On my way along the Roman Road at lunch time, heading for the Heart of England Forest at Barton, I experienced another low-level fly-over by the Red Arrows. All along the road people were parking their cars wherever they could … Continued
“What are you going to do for your nine-year thingy?” enquired R yesterday. “Oh, bugger,” I said. “I’d completely forgotten.” And then, “I’m going to go to Trench Wood, and find nine interesting invertebrates.” Several things occur to me about … Continued