Shelter
The weather surprised me today, which only goes to show that I’m not as cynical as I think I am: after weeks and weeks of depression-inducing rain, all it’s taken to make me forget that this is what life’s like … Continued
Song Thrush
“Looks like a Mistle Thrush,” said someone next to me. “You don’t see many of them.” “I don’t think so,” I said. “It’s not pale enough.” “Hmm. I think it is.” “Plus,” I said, “It sounds like a Song Thrush. … Continued
It’s beginning to look…
Oh, please. Just don’t, OK? Even though it all started kicking off around here about three weeks ago, some of us aren’t yet ready to get with the twinkly, ho-ho-ho, gifts piled under the tree, turkey ordered, sprouts boiling, house … Continued
Hanging on
My dentist gave me a cancellation appointment this morning, so I went into Stratford to have my tooth re-filled, and then met up with R, who was also in town. We were both feeling a bit fed up, and food … Continued
Suspicious
It was cold, and becoming stormy, when I arrived in Stratford this afternoon, and the churchyard birds were desperate for food. But unlike many of the ‘regulars’ this little Blue Tit was too suspicious of me to approach the seed … Continued
