Down the hatch
It was a fairly miserable day, weather-wise, but R had a strong urge to be out and about, so we created some errands as an excuse for going to Stratford and walking up and down the river. It was dark … Continued
Iridescent
It was R’s turn to visit Stratford Hospital this morning, for a routine screening appointment, and I repaid his favour of last week by driving him into town. It was worth it, frankly, just for the entertainment value of watching … Continued
Unsynchronised
The subsequent team enquiry found that this was the moment when the Tufted Duck routine in the Synchronised Preening (Mixed) event went awry. In public, team managers were tight-lipped, but one did speak privately to our reporter on condition of … Continued
Rainbow Hawker
I had my hair cut today, for the first time in eight months. My lovely hairdresser, who was just down the road in Broadway when we first began our relationship a quarter of a century ago, has been moving steadily … Continued
Lesser Marsh Grasshopper
R and I went to Charlecote this morning, where most of the park is now open, bar a section to the north of the lake, which is still cordoned off as a sanctuary for the fallow buck herd. We walked … Continued
Showing off
After a fairly torrid morning, the details of which I’ll spare you, I decided to take a walk along the River Avon at Eckington, to see what might be about. The only dragon I saw was a very fresh Scarce … Continued
