Drama
These days I try – really, I do – not to take civilians off at the ankles. But honestly – why would you walk up to a woman who’s leaning over a bridge rail, tracking a dragonfly with a large … Continued
Pollinator
It was Banded Demoiselle Day at the river in Stratford – there were scores and scores of them fluttering around the reeds and rushes by Lucy’s Mill Bridge, and interestingly, given that I’ve had some immature Beautiful Demoiselles in the … Continued
Low profile
At 9am it was 27°C in Stratford-upon-Avon. When I left, four hours later, it was 33°. In between times I did two hours of shopping – WHY??? I HATE SHOPPING – and then walked down to the river and melted … Continued
Territorial
I had to go to Stratford Hospital today to have some blood drawn for tests my GP has ordered, and as the good weather has come back and it was a warm and sunny afternoon, R decided to come along … Continued
Competitive streak
I was supposed to be chasing the Boy Wonder along Henley Street when I stopped to take this photo, and when he realised that I wasn’t following him I received a definite telling-off. We were on our way from BTP, … Continued
Shakespeare country
R and I went to the cinema today – we think quite possibly for the first time since the pandemic – to see Hamnet. It was outstanding – lyrical, beautiful, and heartbreaking – and I wept through quite a bit … Continued