Thaw
It was both foggy and freezing overnight, and if I’d shaped myself and got out in the garden early this morning, I’d have had an extensive pick of frosty subjects at my disposal. But by the time I actually staggered … Continued
Mood indigo
Pottering around the garden this afternoon, I came across a group of at least eight Green Shieldbugs resting on adjacent leaves in one of the Norway maples. This was interesting in itself because I’d never seen this behaviour before, but … Continued
Nymph mania
It was so dark, damp, and chilly in the garden today that nothing was mad enough to sit around in the open exposing itself to the elements, and risk being consumed as fuel by something bigger, so I had to … Continued
Seventy seven
I had to take an early trip to Stratford today to have my regular blood tests done, and collect a prescription. Emerging from the hospital to a hint that the heavy cloud of daybreak might now be thinking of lifting, … Continued