Local Ice Cream
From time to time I amuse myself by wondering what people from the past would think of the way we live now, if they suddenly time-travelled forward from their own era. This pondering began at a time when I was … Continued
A chaos of gulls
A dreary, damp Monday morning in Stratford was enlivened by quarter of an hour at the river, watching a succession of people arriving and throwing bird food, and the absolute scenes that immediately followed. ‘Feeding frenzy’ barely covers it. As … Continued
Emergency Robin
Today wasn’t the best day I’ve ever experienced. After running through the usual Saturday morning chores, I had to go out to Bourton-on-the-Hill for a sectional rehearsal for our upcoming choir concert. This went surprisingly well, to be fair, but … Continued
Emotional support Ferret
R and I went to Stratford this morning, where the rain had stopped but the river was out of its banks, and wandered up the north side of the river into town. There wasn’t much going on, especially bird-wise, but … Continued
Reception committee
This is the pair of Mute Swans that spend most of their time on the canal basin by the Bancroft Gardens in Stratford. I think they’re probably the same pair who nest higher up the canal in the spring, but … Continued
Me and my leaf
R and I had to go to Warwick this morning, and on the way back we stopped off in Stratford so we could top up our already sky-high sugar levels, and I could get a photo. We parked in Old … Continued