Gold
It was a miserable day – dark, with lashing winds and intermittent drizzle – and I was tired, and feeling quite autumnal, which is not a good thing. I also had an absolute mountain of desk work to catch up … Continued
Sugar rush
A thoroughly dreich day was lifted by the arrival of the Boy Wonder and his mother – though B was taken ill during the afternoon, and had to retire to the sofa with a cartoon and a sick bowl. Assuaging … Continued
Crystalline
Today the family descended on us again, but this time in joint celebration of the grandsons’ birthdays – the Boy Wonder having achieved the grand old age of 5 a few days ago, and the Baby Brother turning 2 in … Continued
Comparison
With rain forecast for the afternoon, I headed out around the village with the macro as soon as I’d dealt with the early Saturday morning chores, hoping to find some nice invertebrates among the flowering ivy. Most of the ivy … Continued
Red-letter hoverfly
If this was a bird I’d be calling it a lifer, I expect, but it’s just a hoverfly so I won’t go all triumphalist about it, even though it’s a species I’ve never seen before. Well… maybe a bit triumphalist. … Continued
Eye of the storm
There’s a luxurious patch of ivy growing along the top of the tall old farm wall that borders our yard, which flowers later than any other ivy in the area. Given that it’s south-facing, I have absolutely no idea why … Continued