Thorny
It was a pretty dismal day, and though R hauled himself off out for a walk, I really couldn’t be bothered. Instead I made a vague attempt to catch up on some of the administrative backlog that’s still hanging over … Continued
Playing dead
It was a brilliantly sunny, though very cold, day, and I knew it was likely that the owls would be flying this afternoon. But still tired after yesterday’s trip to Cardiff, and with a weekend’s Boy-sitting to come, I talked … Continued
Lesser thorn-tipped longhorn beetle
Following a discussion with uniqueandlovely last week I bought myself a sweep net, and this afternoon I wandered around the garden, sweeping across soft vegetation and beating trees and shrubs, to see what I could find. The answer was: plenty … Continued